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- 22 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 22
promising ways of attracting such investors is integrated reporting, which provides companies with a means of credibly communicating the commitment of its top leadership to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Leveraging Female Talent
The research of HBS professor Boris Groysberg centers on a question that troubles many managers: How do I hire and develop top performers who will contribute to my company's success? The author of Talk,...
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- 03 Jul 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
its contracts with ICE, and with other clients who directly enable ICE,” the message said. “As the people who build the technologies that Microsoft profits from, we refuse to be complicit. We are part of a growing movement, comprised...
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- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
the paper: http://papers.nber.org/papers/w18250 The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting Authors:Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim Abstract We examine the effect of mandatory...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
conduct-that diffuse global standards. But little is known about the conditions under which companies adhere to these standards. We conduct one of the first large-scale comparative studies to determine which...
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Sean Silverthorne
- September 2010 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Better World Books
By: Michael I. Norton, Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery and Thomas J. Steenburgh
Better World Books, a young start-up, provides a socially conscious alternative to Amazon, collecting and selling used books to keep them out of the waste stream, while donating a portion of their profits to support global literacy efforts. The case presents an...
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Business Model;
For-Profit Firms;
Marketing Strategy;
Social Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Online Technology;
Retail Industry
Norton, Michael I., Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery, and Thomas J. Steenburgh. "Better World Books." Harvard Business School Case 511-057, September 2010. (Revised April 2012.)
- 20 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment
drive the roadmap of the Whole Foods experience on Amazon.com. The team is responsible for coordinating multiple stakeholders to bring the Whole Foods experience online. Sofia's role prior to HBS was a Sr....
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- 2022
- Working Paper
ESG: Hyperboles and Reality
By: George Serafeim
ESG has rapidly become a household name leading to both confusion about what it means and creating unrealistic expectations about its effects. In this paper, I draw on more than a decade of research to dispel several myths about ESG and provide answers to important...
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ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
ESG Disclosure;
ESG Reporting;
ESG Ratings;
Sustainability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Performance;
Corporate Disclosure;
Reports
Serafeim, George. "ESG: Hyperboles and Reality." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-031, November 2021.
- 29 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control
Municipalities have been selling bonds to pay for public works projects—fire stations, parking garages,sewage treatment systems—for 200 years. It’s only in the past decade or so, however, that they’ve been selling them with an extra perk: helping the environment. In...
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- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
matters are too long. The response of investors who say they care about sustainability-and their numbers are large and growing-is that companies do a poor job in providing them with the information they need...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leaders must be strategists first
even its core competencies, its continued existence depends on finding and continuing to find a compelling reason for it to exist. “It’s the defining responsibility of a leader,” Montgomery says. “If the...
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- 28 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War
Division.Silverthorne: Your work examines how the newspaper industry responded to the perceived threat of the Internet, and how that response matched—or failed to match—what might be expected from models...
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- October 2000 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
Bridgespan Group, The
By: Allen S. Grossman and John D. Kalafatas
Bain & Co., a consulting firm with a client list that ranges from entrepreneurial start-ups to global corporations, wanted to increase its involvement with nonprofit organizations. Rather than continuing to integrate the work into the existing organization, Bain...
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Nonprofit Organizations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Problems and Challenges;
Leadership Style;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Consulting Industry
Grossman, Allen S., and John D. Kalafatas. "Bridgespan Group, The." Harvard Business School Case 301-011, October 2000. (Revised November 2000.)
- January 2020 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Fossil Fuel Divestment (Abridged)
By: Michael W. Toffel and Sarah Gulick
The president of Harvard University is facing growing pressure from students, alumni, and other climate change activists that are urging the university to divest its multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuel companies. The case summarizes the arguments for and...
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Divestment;
Harvard University;
Higher Education;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Climate Change;
Public Opinion;
Ethics;
Education Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Sarah Gulick. "Fossil Fuel Divestment." Harvard Business School Case 620-093, January 2020. (Revised April 2020.)
- November 2015 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Huaxia: Building a U.S.-Style Dairy in China
By: Tarun Khanna, Nancy Hua Dai and Juan Ma
In 2015, Charles Shao, chairman of Huaxia, considered the alternatives to ensure sustainable growth of Huaxia and rebuild the overall health of China's dairy industry. He came to China in 2004 and set up Huaxia dairy farm with the goal to build a world-class dairy farm...
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Entrepreneurship;
Strategy;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Emerging Markets;
Agribusiness;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China
Khanna, Tarun, Nancy Hua Dai, and Juan Ma. "Huaxia: Building a U.S.-Style Dairy in China." Harvard Business School Case 716-414, November 2015. (Revised November 2016.)
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
scenario-based experiments. Our results suggest that longer-tenured and more successful employees face a greater loss of self-esteem from negative social comparisons and are more likely to engage in deception in View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2005
- What Do You Think?
Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?
Summing Up Judging from responses to the January column, the debate concerning reform of the social security system in the U.S. will take many directions before the question can even be framed adequately. If...
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- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
of the market when a match was operating and when it was not. After the GI match ended, the market unraveled. Contracts were signed earlier each year, at diffuse times, often with exploding offers. The...
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Martha Lagace
- 18 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
The Latino Community at HBS
that people are appreciated for being unique, authentic, and passionate leaders. The Latino community at HBS is supportive and engaged in the development of leaders who make a difference in the world. LASO, in particular, has taken View Details
- 2018
- Book
Business and the Natural Environment: A Research Overview
By: Andrew J. Hoffman and Susse Georg
The fields of corporate environmentalism, green business and corporate sustainability have grown significantly over the past twenty-five years, such that the academic research domains of business decision-making, accounting, organizational behaviour, and the protection...
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Environmental Regulation;
Research
Hoffman, Andrew J., and Susse Georg. Business and the Natural Environment: A Research Overview. Routledge, 2018.