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- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
a massive challenge. What are those things that keep you optimistic? Those things you hold onto? Kortenhorst: So first of all, we have no choice. If we do not make this transition to essentially, a zero carbon energy system over the next 35, 40 years, then the View Details
- 04 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Advice from a Career Switcher: The Value of Informational Conversations with Alumni
In the fall of 2019, Adam entered HBS in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program ready to test a career hypothesis. “I wanted to understand why we have climate change and what I can do to mitigate it,” Adam recalled. “What are the...
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- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
I. Norton Abstract—While many experiments have explored risk preferences for money, few have systematically assessed risk preferences for everyday experiences. We propose a conceptual model and provide...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
global climate change, Aspen's activities often garner media attention, which can promote its causes. But these initiatives, which attempt to compel other firms to improve their environmental performance, View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2022
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Starting a Sustainable Startup
life, I began thinking more about how urbanization might stress our existing systems, and how technology can help make urban living more sustainable. With this lens in mind, I applied to HBS with the goal of exploring the exciting world of startups and venture capital...
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- 15 Apr 2011
- News
Students Hear Wall St. Critics
cited the FCIC’s January report that found failures in financial regulations and enforcement, corporate governance, risk management, and accountability and ethics at all levels. Overarching this, Angelides said, is a View Details
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Kala Viswanathan
cohesive.” Research Building on the professional experience she gained before joining the Technology and Operations Management program, Kala’s research focuses on the intersection of business strategy and environmental sustainability. She is currently investigating the...
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- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
Even before the recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown in Japan, many parts of Asia had already begun investing in "green" energy. But the disaster has certainly upped the urgency of the discussions. “It's driven a lot of people to have a bit of a...
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- 18 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 18, 2006
labor-management trust, product liability, foreign child labor, business e-ethics, the oil industry and climate control, and more. A new appendix, "Corporate Self-Assessment and Improvement," provides a corporate self-assessment...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Advice from My HBS Career Journey in Renewable Energy
options. I also didn’t realize how dialed into the climate space HBS is until I got here. There are opportunities in your RC year to talk about energy cases and almost half of my classes in my second year are, in some way, sustainability...
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- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
Both transitions have strategic and competitive implications for firms operating in and out of the region. The current "reconstruction" of Asia offers insights about differentiating systemic from asystemic risks and illuminates possible...
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- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
anyone access to content; US-based Jupiter, the leading provider of predictive data and analytics for climate risk and resilience; and Unifa, which provides AI technology that helps childcare providers track...
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- March 2011
- Teaching Note
The Political Economy of Carbon Trading (TN)
Teaching Note for 710056.
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Global Trade, Capital and National Institutions - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Global Trade, Capital and National Institutions Course Number 1565 Professor Laura Alfaro Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits14 SessionsExam Course Overview This course addresses the opportunities created by the emergence of a global economy and proposes...
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- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
capacity to deliver those services, as the risk of damage to its bases and ports increases. This article examines the Navy’s approach to climate change and reflects on the implications for business....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2013
- News
A Walkabout to the Ocean
environmental career that started on the banks of the Rhine River. Merkl grew up in Cologne, Germany in the 1960s—a time when the Rhine was so polluted that anyone even daring to wade into it risked arrest. "It stank, literally," recalls...
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Podcast - HBS Online
vaccine development. They also discuss the paradoxes of management and the three roles leaders must play to innovate and meet customers' needs in the digital age. Forest Reinhardt on Climate Change and the Tragedy of the Commons 08 JAN...
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- 16 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy
Crossbridge Energy’s refinery enables the site to benefit from efficient “green” hydrogenation of refinery fuels to lower the site’s climate impact. As aspiring business leaders, we were inspired by the coordination between HySynergy,...
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- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
major advances in energy technology it is unlikely that the world will be able to reduce green-house gas emissions rapidly enough to avoid a substantial increase in the risk of significant climate change....
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Martha Lagace
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Capitalism and the State (CATS) - Course Catalog
Objectives Capitalism today is under attack, criticized from many quarters as being the source of societal ills that range from inequality and systemic racism to climate change and labor market disruption. The goal of CATS is both to...
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