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- 15 Oct 2019
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Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective
with Amram Migdal (a former research associate) and Mike Lynch (MBA 2017) for the Business, Government, and the International Economy class to help students explore the impact of policymaking on business around climate change. The case...
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- 01 Jun 2022
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Making It Count
by 2025, which would amount to a third of all assets under management around the world. But sandwiched somewhere between the high hopes and higher stakes of sustainable investing looms the big question: Will it ever be enough to solve the problems of our times? For its...
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2022
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Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
Since its founding in 2010, the Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) at HBS has worked to educate students and business leaders about the environmental challenges and opportunities confronting companies and organizations today, and advance faculty research that...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2011
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Fish Story
an uncommon gift to Mother Nature: less than 7 percent of total giving from the largest US foundations goes to environmental causes, with UK foundations giving only 3 percent. And while 15 percent of the world’s land is set aside for...
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- 21 Oct 2013
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Moving the Needle
Seegull coauthored a policy paper, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and others, focused on engaging the federal government in impact investing to achieve social and environmental outcomes. "That opened...
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- 01 Oct 2000
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Laura Scher of Working Assets
says, we're all about building a world that is 'just, humane, and environmentally sustainable.' " On this particular day, the petite, dark-haired Scher is wearing a business suit -- "I'm hosting a public event later today," she explains...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 29 Jan 2021
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Holding Business to Account
idea of being a passive investor, along for the ride, no longer appealed to me,” Aiyer says. Shareholders were owners, she realized, and they had a say in how a company ran as well as the ability to influence everything from labor practices to View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
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Accounting for Real Change
independent auditors. The COVID pandemic has revealed a similar problem, Cohen writes. “This time, it is the measurement of companies’ social and environmental impacts that must be made transparent.”...
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- 09 Dec 2021
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Higher Returns
practices and sustainable products. They're the ones checking the packaging and labeling to ensure that there is a positive social and environmental impact message as well, specifically on consumer products....
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- 02 Oct 2012
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Green Pioneer
Zofnass Photo courtesy Paul Zofnass A longtime environmentalist, Paul Zofnass (MBA 1973) founded the Environmental Financial Consulting Group (EFCG) in 1990, after 17 years in finance at Citibank and at Oppenheimer (where he was managing...
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- 25 Apr 2014
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Taking up the issue of climate change
As chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Alan Horn (MBA 1971) is in the business of creating magical worlds that captivate audiences. He also is passionate about the real-world issue of climate change and its impact on future generations....
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- 01 Sep 2011
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Water for Life
has invested over $1 billion in laying 2,000 miles of water lines and building 33 wastewater treatment plants while returning strong profits for shareholders. Equally important, the company has emerged as a model for integrating financial success with social...
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- 14 Feb 2019
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Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change
McCarthy said a two-pronged approach is required: take the politics out of climate change by making it a health and economic issue and properly communicate the science to the general public. As an environmental advisor to Governor Mitt...
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- 16 Feb 2022
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Holding Business to Account
realized, and they had a say in how a company ran and the ability to influence everything from labor practices to environmental policies. It would be years before the model Aiyer envisioned would be christened “impact investing,” but she...
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- 01 Dec 2006
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Green as Gold
“By following these guidelines, HBS can construct energy-efficient buildings with minimal environmental impact and demonstrate its commitment to building a sustainable campus.” — Paul Massari
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- 20 Jan 2011
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Oil Spill Solution
Technologies / Opflex Solutions is a Cape Cod, Massachusetts-based, environmentally responsible manufacturer of low-carbon impact foams for a variety of uses. Opflex, a reusable foam that is biodegradable,...
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- 01 Sep 2011
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The City Solution
buildings and homes so they’re warmer in summer and cooler in winter has more impact than a lot of technology fixes for those same buildings.” Attitude adjustment can be driven by financial forces. Says Rebecca Henderson, the Senator John...
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- 01 Dec 2019
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Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment
debating in 2016 how quickly the firm should bring to market its novel microbiome-coated seeds, which increased crop yields, reducing the environmental impacts of farming. Some of their seeds were able to...
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April White
- 01 Apr 1996
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Stewards of the Seventh Generation
contributing to better performance in our organization from top to bottom," he notes. In recent years, the international forest products industry has become an area of particular environmental focus because of its View Details