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- 06 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
WHY WE STARTED THE HBS BLACK INVESTMENT CLUB
to truly advocate for meaningful change Just as the recent cries for racial justice demand immediate and sustainable change, the Black Investment Club demands that we see changes in our industry. And we want... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Finance & Investing - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Finance & Investing Understanding risk, identifying opportunity, and managing investments in the context of climate change The global financial landscape is increasingly being... View Details
- 12 May 2020
- News
ESG Investing Shines in Market Turmoil, With Help From Big Tech
- 20 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s
- 09 Feb 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Sustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future?
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability
offsets such as investing in reforestation projects to counteract the carbon that’s released from the energy that heats, cools, and electrifies their buildings. But what everyone needs to remember is that’s hardly sufficient. And I worry... View Details
- 21 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details
- 03 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series
Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series Cover image features Prof. Geoffrey Jones (left) and Prof. Tarun Khanna (right). The Business and Environment Initiative is excited to bring our readers the View Details
- April 2018 (Revised September 2024)
- Background Note
Background Note: Managing and Measuring Impact
By: Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Radhika Kak
Cole, Shawn, Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Radhika Kak. "Background Note: Managing and Measuring Impact." Harvard Business School Background Note 218-115, April 2018. (Revised September 2024.)
- 15 Oct 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
What Sequoia Capital Can Teach Leaders About Sustaining Long-Term Growth
- 23 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in green businesses and women entrepreneurs
Elaine Aglipay Delio (MBA 2004) talks about the impact of providing investment capital to women-run businesses and green entrepreneurs. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in new technologies to accelerate change
Girish Nadkami (MBA 1988), a venture capitalist in Switzerland, talks about the impact of investing in new technologies for communications, robotics, and environmental start-ups. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?
Image by John Ritter Image by John Ritter An estimated $30 trillion in assets worldwide—including half of all professionally managed assets in Europe—are already evaluated through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) or impact screens, leaving no doubt that... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation
program also touches on the practices used by academic labs to sustain productivity, drills down into organizational models, and reviews methods to help executives deal with the questions of project prioritization. Managing For The Long... View Details
- 21 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing
philanthropy and a search for 'give us better practices,' " said Nancy Roob, president and CEO of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF). Joining her on the panel were Matt Bannick (HBS MBA 1993), managing partner of Omidyar Network, a philanthropic View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
When Batteries Meet Hydrogen: Dual-Storage Investments for Load-Shifting Purposes
By: Christian Kaps and Simone Marinesi
Power systems account for nearly 40% of global emissions. As the world tries to reduce emissions by increasing renewable penetration, storage technologies are playing an increasingly important role in matching variable renewable supply with demand. Batteries have... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Renewable Energy; Transition; Utilities Industry; Battery Industry
Kaps, Christian, and Simone Marinesi. "When Batteries Meet Hydrogen: Dual-Storage Investments for Load-Shifting Purposes." Working Paper, October 2024.
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Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data
By: Sakis Kotsantonis and George Serafeim
As the ESG finance field and the use of ESG data in investment decision-making continue to grow, the authors seek to shed light on several important aspects of ESG measurement and data. This article is intended to provide a useful guide for the rapidly rising number of... View Details
Keywords: ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Reporting; Data Analytics; Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; CSR; Transparency; Investment Management; Socially Responsible Investing; Sustainable Finance; Sustainable Development; Inclusion; Inclusive Growth; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Investment; Management; Climate Change; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Integrated Corporate Reporting
Kotsantonis, Sakis, and George Serafeim. "Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 31, no. 2 (Spring 2019): 50–58.
- 28 Mar 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
BMW’s Decarbonization Strategy: Sustainable for the Environment and the Bottom Line
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S. Paine, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock and David Lane March 2025 | Faculty Research In September 2021, the board of directors for the nonprofit No One Left Behind (NOLB) faced a crucial decision. Since its 2013 founding, NOLB had ... For MBA Students View Details