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- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
communication technologies to revolutionize emergency response and communication. Be Mixed Cristina Ros Blankfein Jennifer Ross Business Track Runner-Up Natural and zero-calorie mixer for cocktail sipping anytime, anywhere. Social... View Details
- 02 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies
A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
But It's All Right Now (In Fact, It's a Gas)
In 1978, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Boston Harbor was unceremoniously shut down because of contract disputes with its Algerian suppliers. In 1987, the terminal’s owner, Cabot Corp.,... View Details
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment
economy and natural resources are all core themes of their stewardship activities. Andrea's role prior to HBS was a Consultant at the United Nations and McKinsey & Company. Brandon Corts (MS/MBA Engineering 2023, Section I), Summer... View Details
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The Gift of Global Talent
Changes to H1-B Visa Program Washington Journal 11 Dec 2018 | C-SPAN In ‘The Gift of Global Talent,’ William Kerr argues it’s time to open up, not close, our borders Molly Brown 25 Nov 2018 | GeekWire America, don’t throw global talent away William R. Kerr 20 Nov 2018... View Details
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McCollum Center | About
renamed Conoco, was a multinational energy conglomerate with assets of $2.3 billion. Conoco’s growth stemmed largely from McCollum’s innovative and expansive business strategy, which led to exploration of foreign energy resources and new operations related to View Details
- 25 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures
carbon capture project developers to deploy carbon capture technology alongside natural gas plants. This allows the continued use of these flexible grid power sources without contributing to greenhouse View Details
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
tense, it will pay off,” Whillans says. Many people also waste too much time trying to find the cheapest prices, whether by driving out of the way for the least-expensive gas or schlepping to multiple stores for slightly lower prices. In... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
and natural gas to more than 20 million customers in Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island—and has pledged to be net-zero by 2050. That promise keeps Judson focused on the advantages and challenges... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- Web
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting
studying French at the Université Paris-Sorbonne, Nneka moved to the United States to begin her career as a Process Engineer at Shell. Coming from an oil-rich economy, Nneka was interested in the oil and gas industry, and was drawn to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
An Unconventional Suggestion
Consulting Group proposed an 11-point plan of regulatory reforms, technological advances, and infrastructure and workforce development. The goal: to realize the economic benefits of unconventional gas and oil (already adding more than... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
The Dow's high for the year was 891.66, there were long lines at the gas pumps, and Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Lehman Brothers were essentially one-office firms. "Most of us who went into banking thought it was going to be a... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 11 Apr 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy
scale up the business until they have product market fit [PMF], a magical event—more easily recognized in retrospect than in the moment—when they finally have a solution that matches the problem," Eisenmann says. "And after you have that solution you can step... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01
environmental damage on the nature that I loved. I saw coral bleaching and algal blooms that killed fish and kept us off the beaches for weeks at a time. I saw immense amounts of plastic waste flowing into the oceans. I saw rising... View Details
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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which includes more than 1,300 scientists from around the world, forecasts a temperature rise of 1.4° to 5.5° Celsius by 2100 with serious consequences for business and for the natural... View Details
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Electricity - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Electricity Renewables, nuclear, and carbon capture offer massive market potential The combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and the largest... View Details
- 11 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams
headquarters BTG Bioliquids company profile BTG Bioliquids has developed a fast pyrolysis technology that enables its customers to convert biomass residues into fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO), which has lower carbon intensity than traditional fossil fuels—roughly 90%... View Details
- 11 May 2022
- Blog Post
MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS
Infrastructure/Transportation Post-HBS Industry: Investment Banking in Natural Resources What is the best part about being a mom at HBS? Having the flexibility to drop off and pick up my daughter at her daycare every day and getting to... View Details