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June 2005 (Revised January 2007)
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Equator Principles, The: An Industry Approach to Managing Environmental and Social Risks

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Aldo Sesia

In June 2003, 10 leading international banks adopted new voluntary guidelines, called the Equator Principles, to promote sustainable development in project finance. In recent years, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) had raised issues about the lenders'... View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Competition; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Project Finance; Standards; Projects; Commercial Banking; Non-Governmental Organizations

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September 2019
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Funding Sources for Science & Technology Start-ups in India

By: Tarun Khanna, Arjun Swarup and Rachna Tahilyani

India's start-up ecosystem is amongst the largest globally, with a variety of funding options from angel investors, venture capital and corporate venture capital to debt. Classic consumer focused start-ups which look to leverage technology have been able to raise... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Startups; Science; Information Technology; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; India; South Asia

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18 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details

Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology

01 Sep 2011
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Water for Life

Issue Focus: Business and the Environment Zobel de Ayala Photographs by Tom Epperson Issue Focus The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS... View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services

01 Dec 2002
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Bad Times for Business

find remedies. We may have a flurry of new regulations here and there, but we won't have genuine solutions for these problems that are not only causing scandals but are also... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

17 Nov 2016
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Wired for Innovation

Skelly stayed with Horizon until 2007, when he launched a bid for election to Congress as the Democratic nominee in the Seventh District of Texas. “Key issues for me were... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

09 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation

savings and home equity loans, bank loans have been the critical source of capital for small businesses," Mills says. When Mills arrived at SBA in 2009, the nation was in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Banking

01 Dec 2008
News

A Force for Good

inspector for the government, and his mother raised their three children. During his years at Burnaby South High School, he didn’t establish himself as a member of any particular clique, instead associating... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

In an interview in last December's Bulletin Dean Kim B. Clark talked of launching "a profound transformation around information technology (IT)," an initiative that would earn for the School an unequaled reputation View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

considered, including issuing tracking stock, doing a leveraged buyout, or repurchasing shares, would not have solved this underlying business problem. Chase Manhattan Bank and... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

U.S. Monetary Policy and Emerging Markets Credit Cycles

Foreign banks’ lending to firms in emerging market economies is large and denominated predominantly in U.S. dollars. This creates a direct connection between U.S. monetary policy and EME credit cycles. We estimate that over a typical U.S. monetary easing cycle, EME... View Details

01 Dec 2009
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Hope for Reform Dims

felt like a scapegoat, Thain took the high road. “I still think the acquisition will be a good deal for Bank of America. It’s unfortunate how it was all handled.” On the day Thain spoke at HBS, View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

01 Dec 2011
What Do You Think?

Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?

type of thinking Shalia commented: "I think the growth rate of large organizations slow(s) down precisely for this reason-not being able to separate decisions which need deliberations vs. quick decisions." Phillippe Gouambe was... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

Gridlock has unfortunately become a way of political life in the nation's capital. But as of midnight on September 30, things went from bad to worse with the shutdown of funding for the federal government. View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

January 2016 (Revised November 2016)
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Uber in China: Driving in the Gray Zone

By: William C. Kirby, Joycelyn W. Eby, Shuang L. Frost and Adam K. Frost

CEO and Founder of Uber Technologies, Travis Kalanick, had made clear to investors and the public that expansion into China was one of his company's major priorities for 2016. Uber had already demonstrated remarkable capacity for rapid, global scaling, and for... View Details

Keywords: China; Uber; Start-up Growth; Regulation; Ride-sharing; Transportation; Business Startups; Growth and Development; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; China

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13 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

Microfinance—essentially small loans that help impoverished individuals create jobs, small businesses, and stronger communities—may offer a window on new methods for widening access to healthcare View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

23 Apr 2024
In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

31 Oct 2018
News

Pitching In for Female Leaders

her path through international sports and investment banking to becoming a leading advocate for women in sports and business. “I ran View Details

August 2023 (Revised December 2023)
Case

Money Fellows: The Quest for Expansion

By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Michael Chu and Ahmed Dahawy

This case explores the opportunities and challenges associated with expanding the operations of a complex entrepreneurial business model. It highlights how cultural aspects of different geographies impact a startup's operational and economic models. The case also... View Details