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- 01 Sep 2005
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WATER Ltd.
in “water-stressed” countries, where either the quantity or the quality of water supplies will have sunk to levels ranging from inadequate to economically crippling. At the same time, another valuable...
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- 01 Dec 1999
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Water, Water Everywhere
right to have it," Mark explained. "But not much has been done to increase the supply and quality of the supply of water and to be able to economically allocate it to the right...
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- 01 Sep 2011
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Water for Life
Communities, became our main vehicle to address poor families’ need for a clean and affordable water supply as well as proper sanitation. Since its launch in 1998, the TPSB program has benefited more than...
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- 27 Sep 2010
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Managing Water as Scarcity Looms
- 25 Apr 2014
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Tapping into more effective water technologies
demand for fresh and pure water is forecast to exceed supply by 40 percent. "Few businesses are prepared for water scarcity and its impact upon operations and their View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
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Action Plan: Net Proceeds
supply chain and certification company, to address the plastic pollution he saw in Haiti and other communities around the world. Goodwin had originally traveled to Haiti under the auspices of Executives Without Borders, which he helped...
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- 29 Jan 2016
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Lessons Learned from Flint, Michigan
- 15 Apr 2016
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How America Grew
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
Reserves shortly after his undergraduate degree in engineering. He went straight to officer training school and the Navy Supply Corps School and, by the age of 24, was the supply officer serving on the USS...
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- 01 Dec 2023
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Rounding the Bend
Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments...
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- 31 Oct 2023
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Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
Sijh Diagne (photo by Michael Bucher) In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) was asked to serve as an advisor to Senegal’s minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. He was charged with leading the country’s private-sector development; but just as became the case...
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- 22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order
clear that cities offer the greatest hope (and have the biggest stake) in stewarding ever-scarcer resources such as water and power. Cities represent 70 percent of carbon emissions, according to a 2021 McKinsey report; and given their...
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- 12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
2030, with no action, half the world’s population will live with water stress. These communities house our employees and customers, fuel our supply chains, and sustain our operations. To mitigate climate...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Faculty Books
The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance by Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman (Harvard Business Press) Professor Raman and his coauthor explain how to use analytics to better...
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- 21 May 2019
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Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
with the company to better understand water conservation. MillerCoors is working to improve water conservation at the supplier level, as more than 90 percent of water used to...
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- 09 Jan 2014
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Tapping into Opportunity
the world: growing demand and limited supply. According to US research, the world's demand for fresh and pure water is forecast to exceed supply by 50 percent by 2025. Other studies have found that, within a...
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- 29 Apr 2022
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Clean Slate
Coalition, an organization coordinating business, government, and nonprofit efforts to improve India’s water quality and health outcomes. Naina Lal Kidwai: This was not a sexy business. You don't want to put your name to toilets. You're...
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- 01 Dec 2014
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Instilling Production with Principles
Hilfiger. But chairman Marjorie Yang doesn’t spend much time talking about apparel anymore. Instead, she’s talking about the importance of improving the livelihood of workers (which reduces turnover) and reducing water and electricity use...
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- 01 Jun 2009
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Bright Future for Green Business
Partners — touched on several systemic problems that hold the green tech industry back. One is a failure to think about the interrelationship of resources: You can grow great biofuels, for example, but only if you have an abundant supply...
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