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- 15 Oct 2019
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Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain
Alvarez has visited farms, slaughterhouses, packing plants, and supermarkets to explore issues of concern to managers working around the world and across the supply chain. “We try to get into the weeds of what’s happening and speak to the... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Nurturing a Healthy Food System for Producers and Consumers
consumption of local, sustainably produced food.” That mission was inspired by the work of Food Solutions New England (FSNE), an organized network of agricultural experts, farmers, academics, concerned citizens, and regional grassroots... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Business as a Force for Good
workforce with the skills and that level of understanding, I think that it helped me chart a course that was very aligned with my personal values. “I love the work that I'm doing now. I work with an... View Details
- 16 Sep 2019
- News
Smarter Farming
farming and food company. It's focused on providing the world's best natural dairy and meat products. I was excited to work for PAMU because PAMU is looking to change how New Zealand farms. It's looking to change the sort of food that New... View Details
- 17 Apr 2015
- News
A Driving Force for a Sustainable World
want to preserve the environment provides solutions that benefit everyone. “If each of us contributes a little bit, at the end of the day we can really meet the challenges the world is facing,” she says. Herlaut has spent 14 years... View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future
rooftop gala dinner in front of the Eiffel Tower, and had an opportunity to take a morning run along the Seine. Oliveau says feedback from attendees has been very positive and he credits a dedicated team of fellow alumni, who worked for a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
communities alongside First Nations and had a deep appreciation for the natural world. Everyone he knew would feel the impact of this. He was in the midst of a spiritual conversion, too, having become a Christian in 1997, and was increasingly focused on how he could... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
Protecting the Power Grid
the second day of the workshop, Popik met Steve Mott, a nuclear engineer who works at the Palo Verde Generating Station, in Arizona, the largest nuclear power complex in the United States. Mott told Popik about a particularly terrifying... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Leveraging MBA Skills for the Public Good
further through the rigors of the case method: “You become very used to speaking publicly and defending your ideas,” she says. When Brackenridge graduated from HBS, she worked as a marketing analyst at DuPont. “I wouldn’t have been hired... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
clinical trials, and unabashedly forces cooperation, collaboration, and openness in and among fields that are sometimes traditionally slow to do that. “We work to see the big picture and then invest our capital in ways that will best... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
skills to attract funders for his ships, lifeboats, supplies, and food. He also recognized the importance of assembling a team that could work together and embrace high levels of risk and uncertainty—qualities that proved particularly... View Details
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
A Clean Start
photosynthesis, has figured out how to convert carbon dioxide and water into all types of things, from wood and fibers to fruits and grains,” he says. It’s a process that’s worked for 3.5 billion years. “We need to look at CO2 as a... View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Creating a sustainable world
of the work fuels her. “I like to create, and I like to do things that are relatively unusual and sometimes difficult to deliver.” The reward is in the results, which have taken the form of support for Ouicar, a French car-sharing... View Details
- 20 Apr 2016
- News
Steps to Success
Appropriate Technology for the Environment (CREATE!), which laid the groundwork for the garden through irrigation basins, a solar-powered pump, and, most importantly, training cooperative groups of village women: “It’s just stunning to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
Despite New England’s long traditions of farming and fishing, only an estimated 5–10 percent of the food consumed in the region is actually produced there. That’s a fact Andrew Kendall (MBA 1988) is working hard to change. “At least 50... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Green House
houses do, which makes more traditional and elaborate creations a challenge. Harper came to energy-efficiency development after a 20-year career in the financial industry. “As I contemplated what I wanted to do for the second half of my career, it became clear that I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?
shareholder engagement: How can shareholders move the needle? One example that Shawn and I worked on was with CalSTRS, the California pension plan for educators. Following the increase in school shootings, there was a lot of pressure on... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
New Releases
enable a company to assemble seamless and reliable real-world products that can thrive in a demanding marketplace. Iansiti's work provides a blueprint for the radical restructuring of corporate research and product development. The... View Details
Keywords: Robert Binstock
- 18 Apr 2011
- News
Capitalism Meets Conservation
world-class team of expedition guides and professional chefs, and enjoy the comforts of home-away-from-home accommodations. Patagonia Sur works in concert with non-profit conservation agencies, including the Patagonia Sur Foundation, also... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
reusable insulated water bottles. Kauss works with designers and artists to introduce new looks every season, often in partnership with major brands such as Disney and National Geographic. Her goal, however, is not to help people look... View Details