Sustainable Operations - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2014
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Showing business leaders the benefits of sustainable operations

Carter Roberts (MBA 1988), CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, talks about working with business leaders to see the benefits of sustainable operations and environmental sensitivity. (Published April 2014) View Details

28 Jan 2014
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Income Inequality as a Sustainability Issue

Keywords: income inequality; sustainability

01 May 2013
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The Performance Frontier: Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy

01 Jun 2022
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A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

Ferdinand Stockmann (MBA 2021) and James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021) Photo courtesy Syrup Tech Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world, says James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021), who worked in McKinsey’s retail sector before attending HBS. More than 8 percent of... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2018
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Sustaining HBS’s Unique Economic Model

School relies on philanthropic revenue from past and current giving to fund over a quarter of its operating expenses. The HBS endowment, built over decades with gifts from alumni and friends, provides crucial funds in the form of an... View Details

19 Sep 2016
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Sustainable Farming in the Arid World

Philipp Saumweber (MBA 2006) started Sundrop Farms to bring sustainable horticulture to the arid world, growing high-value crops using seawater and sunlight and bringing jobs to communities that previously had no agriculture sector. In... View Details

11 Jun 2015
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Leading the way in sustainable style

pro-environmental policies are not only a social good, she says. They are also money savers that helped Esquel weather the economic downturn. Now she wants to share her company’s successful strategies with the industry through View Details

04 Jan 2021
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How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?

15 May 2013
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Sustainability in Financial Services Is Not About Being Green

01 Dec 2017
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The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability

Image by John Ritter Is there a business case to be made for companies to act in environmentally friendly ways? Rebecca Henderson: If one can imagine that all business in the entire world was run by one person, it’d be pretty straightforward to make a business case for... View Details

11 Jan 2021
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A Step Toward Making Your Company More Sustainable

23 Sep 2022
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Sustaining an Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your Family Business

23 Sep 2021
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Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies

Clubs News Clubs News Alumni in Japan Launch Virtual Series on Business and Sustainability The HBS Club of Japan (HBSCJ) launched a new and comprehensive virtual speaker series in September to help the business community confront the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

19 Nov 2021
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Aiming for Sustainability Isn’t Good Enough—The Goal Is Much Higher

04 Nov 2022
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To Sustain DEI Momentum, Companies Must Invest in 3 Areas

18 Apr 2012
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Good corporate citizenship can pay off

22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order

book) is accelerating that trend. “There are substantial public health impacts in wildfire smoke, extreme heat, and the aftermath of flooding,” notes Macomber, who teaches the MBA electives Business Opportunities in Climate Adaptation and Building 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

08 Sep 2020
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In defense of Milton Friedman

30 Aug 2017
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Why Do We Undervalue Competent Management?

14 Apr 2016
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