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John D. Macomber
John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, and information technology businesses. At HBS, Mr. Macomber's work focuses on climate adaptation and the... View Details
- April 2008
- Case
The Energy Foundation
By: Jane Wei-Skillern and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
The Energy Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established through a partnership among major donors with a mission to promote clean energy technology, is the largest funder in the U.S. focusing on the energy sector. The $60 million foundation operates through a...
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Entrepreneurship;
Investment Funds;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Networks;
Expansion;
Green Technology Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
United States
Wei-Skillern, Jane, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "The Energy Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 308-078, April 2008.
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About - Business & Environment
Founder, Probable Futures Spencer Glendon is working with Michael Toffel and Peter Tufano on research projects related to climate change. Spencer is dedicated to making climate science more accessible, useful, and intuitive so that everyone on Earth can View Details
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FAQs - Alumni
has made significant sustainability progress with major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through hundreds of conservation measures, solar PV systems* and a solar thermal system. HBS has also substantially reduced waste; installed View Details
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Business History - Faculty & Research
climate change became a priority issue. We argue that there were two separate paths which eventually merged. The first was the growth of certification schemes for emergent categories such as organic food, green View Details
- 18 Jul 2023
- News
The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)
between culture and commerce. I loved studying how other industries and art forms strive to address the needs of both “creatives” and “suits.” Brand Strategy was eye-opening, as I watched many of the same storytelling techniques the entertainment industry employs put...
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Robert Bochnak
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Research - Global
Research May 2024 Case Shell's Balancing Act: Resource Allocation and the Green Transition By: David Collis and Haisley Wert In mid-2023, amid pressure from climate change activists, shareholder activists, and confronting enormous...
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- September 2023 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Seeds of Innovation: GALY's Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab
By: George Serafeim and Michael Norris
In 2023, Luciano Bueno, CEO and founder of plant cell culture agriculture company GALY, was considering the best path forward for his company as he planned to pitch Series B investors. GALY, founded in 2019, aimed to produce cotton and other crops from cells grown in...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Green Technology;
Goods and Commodities;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Science-Based Business;
Entrepreneurship;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Business Startups;
Decisions;
Technological Innovation;
Production;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Technology Industry;
Boston;
Sao Paulo
Serafeim, George, and Michael Norris. "Seeds of Innovation: GALY's Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab." Harvard Business School Case 124-017, September 2023. (Revised November 2023.)
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Klarman Hall | About
the Georgian-style architecture of the 1927 McKim, Mead & White campus design. The 81,000-square-foot structure has two stories, with an additional below-grade concourse. Pathways and green spaces around the View Details
- October 2010 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Harvest: Organic Waste Recycling with Energy Recovery (A)
By: Deishin Lee, Baris Ata and Mustafa H. Tongarlak
This case describes the waste management industry and a clean technology solution for landfill diversion and renewable energy production. The (A) case focuses on the operational characteristics of waste management and waste to energy, as well as the characteristics of...
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Keywords:
Renewable Energy;
Logistics;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Corporate Finance;
Green Technology Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Green Technology Industry
Lee, Deishin, Baris Ata, and Mustafa H. Tongarlak. "Harvest: Organic Waste Recycling with Energy Recovery (A)." Harvard Business School Case 611-033, October 2010. (Revised August 2012.)
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
but also in explaining the number of different uses. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49447 Creating the Market for Organic Wine: Sulfites, Certification, and Green Values By: Jones, Geoffrey, and...
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Carmen Nobel
- 18 Mar 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: LEGO
Although it isn't part of the admissions criteria, experience playing with LEGOs can come in handy at Harvard Business School. When Stefan H. Thomke teaches his new case about the iconic toy company, he gives students eight-studded LEGO View Details
- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
cost measurement to inform the adoption of a new recuperative approach that promises to dramatically lower post-surgical length of stays. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/112085-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-159 C12 Energy C12 aimed to View Details
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Anna Secino
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
achieved much in this time: launching one of the first online retailers in the country, building a logistics network from scratch, acquiring customers at an astonishing pace, and signing up major brands to offer on Zalora.com.ph. But now...
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by Sean Silverthorne
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Impact Investing | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
that identity might play in a negotiation are ... Asian Community Development Corporation: Building Housing and Community By: Michael Chu and Alexis Lefort February 2024 | Faculty Research Based in Boston’s Chinatown, the Asian Community...
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- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
Otherwise, it’s time to set your team free to make the right calls for their teams’ needs. At this stage—other than your direct hires—you should only be on-call as needed for key hires. For example, when VMware was nearing 800 employees, our founding CEO Diane View Details
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by Julia Austin
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
software platform; investing in software development capabilities; building advanced analytics capabilities; and embracing crowd-based product development. With all this, GE is evolving its business model. Now, for example, revenue from...
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
subsequent chapters describe how leaders at firms such as Du Pont, IBM, and Cemex have transformed their organizations, exploring issues such as the role of the senior team and the ways in which firms shift their identities, build...
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
“working on material” session (as comedians would call it) with a sneak peek into how we are reconceptualizing career development post-pandemic and the implications for us and our organizations. Build the Life You Want: The Art and...
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- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
book of simulations and avatars to explore CEO decision making. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45582 Government Green Procurement Spillovers: Evidence from Municipal View Details
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Sean Silverthorne