Business & Environment
Business & Environment
The vital connection between the natural environment and the business world has long been a central focus of our research at HBS – from Richard Vietor’s study of business-government relations in U.S. energy policy in the 1980’s to Michael Porter’s new concept of the relationship between the environment and competition in the 1990’s. Today, our faculty members focus on corporate environmental strategy, operations and reporting; sustainable cities and infrastructure; the role of government and environmental policy; clean energy generation and demand-side energy efficiency; and the effective management of natural resources essential to human prosperity.
Initiatives & Projects
The Business & Environment Initiative and the Social Enterprise Initiative deepen business leaders’ understanding of today’s environmental challenges and assist them in developing effective solutions.
Business & Environment Social EnterpriseRecent Publications
Institutional Entrepreneurship and Climate Change
- 2025 |
- Chapter |
- Faculty Research
Prices and Concentration: A U-shape? Theory and Evidence from Renewables
- 2025 |
- Working Paper |
- Faculty Research
Corporate Ownership and ESG Performance
- April 2025 |
- Article |
- Journal of Corporate Finance
Hurtigruten: Sea Zero
- March 2025 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Calyx Global: Rating Carbon Credits
- March 2025 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena: Ticket to a Greener Future
- March 2025 (Revised March 2025) |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Good for the Seller, Good for the Buyer and Good for Society: Sampo-yoshi, Sustainability and Trust at ITOCHU
- March 2025 (Revised March 2025) |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Methane Abatement Costs in the Oil and Gas Industry: Survey and Synthesis
- 2025 |
- Working Paper |
- Faculty Research
Limited Accountability and Awareness of Corporate Emissions Target Outcomes
- March 2025 |
- Article |
- Nature Climate Change
Educating Students and Professionals on the Business Implications of Climate Change
- 2025 |
- Article |
- Global Focus: The EFMD Business Magazine