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Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleManagers should make environmental investments for the same reason they make other investments: because they expect them to deliver positive returns or to reduce risks. -
Transparency May Lose Battles, But It Will Win the War
Global Business Digital ArticleThe defeat of a genetically modified foods bill is a mere blip in the tide of increased openness. -
Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012
Organizational Development Digital ArticleHurricane Sandy, innovation at Unilever and Nike, and the rise of green arithmetic. -
Copenhagen: Focus on the (Carbon) Negative
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleThere are plenty of reasons to be disappointed with the Copenhagen climate talks that start today: the meeting will not result in a binding agreement, the timeframe for such an agreement is potentially years away, and of course, neither the US nor China has committed to binding reductions. While all this is certainly disappointing, the […] -
The Inside Story of Diageo's Stunning Carbon Achievement
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow the company's North American division cut emissions by 80%. -
Research: People Use Less Energy When They Think Their Neighbors Care About the Environment
Decision making and problem solving ResearchHow social norms can help people become more sustainable. -
The Fallacy of the "China Defense"
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThree big problems with this logic on climate inaction. -
Finding the Money to Green Your Business
Organizational Development Digital ArticleContrary to the popular misconception that going green is expensive, in a very large range of cases, environmental initiatives don't raise costs, they... -
Recycling for Profit: The New Green Business Frontier
Global Business Magazine ArticleAlthough modern urban recycling programs have successfully created a tremendous supply of recycled newspapers, glass bottles, and office paper, when it... -
The Elements of an Effective Cause Marketing Campaign
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleStop thinking "public service announcement." -
How Board Members Really Feel About ESG, from Deniers to True Believers
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleAccording to conversations with 25 directors. -
Where Babies Come from: Supply and Demand in an Infant Marketplace
Organizational Development Magazine ArticlePersistent demand from people who have been denied the blessings of parenthood has created an assisted-reproduction market that stretches around the globe... -
2009: The Year of Light Green
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleIt’s always fun to predict what’s going to happen. The risk of being spectacularly wrong is very high, but that’s what makes the exercise so entertaining. ‘Tis the season for dwelling, quickly, on what we’ve learned this year — de-leveraging is really painful and when gas prices are high, people want smaller cars — and […] -
A Bretton Woods for the 21st Century
Sustainable business practices Magazine ArticleIf you are the leader of a large organization (or only of yourself) who cares about improving the world, here’s a question you should consider: How will you participate in the global solution networks that are increasingly managing to address the world’s problems? A global solution network is a group of independent parties that have […] -
Reaching the Rich World's Poorest Consumers
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAlmost 120 million people in the European Union are classified as at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Although many companies offer low-cost products... -
Introducing Leading Green
Sustainable business practices Digital Article“Better late than never.” That could be the slogan for this blog or for the business world’s slow evolution toward taking climate change seriously. In both cases, I think it holds true. Leading Green isn’t Harvard Business Publishing’s first foray into environmentally conscious business thinking. We’ve been distributing ideas meant to help companies improve their […] -
Obama Gave a Monumental Climate Change Speech, But It's Still Not Enough
Global Business Digital ArticleWith this new push from Washington, business needs to step in to build a clean economy. -
The $300 House: The Energy Challenge
Social enterprise Digital ArticleEditor’s note: This post is one in an occasional series on Vijay Govindarajan’s and Christian Sarkar’s idea to create a scalable housing solution for the world’s poor. Each post will examine the challenge from a different perspective, including design, technology, urban planning and more. Today, Bob Freling examines the energy challenge. The $300 House: The […] -
What We've Learned About Fighting Ebola
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleAddressing the WHO's lack of innovation. -
The Internet Has Been a Colossal Economic Disappointment
Business and society Digital ArticleIt’s destroyed a lot more jobs than it’s created.
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eHomemakers: Crossing Borders into Singapore
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The eHomemakers project was founded in 1998 to provide skills and employment for disadvantaged women in Malaysia. The women worked from home, weaving... -
Dream: Impact through Real Estate
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The Canadian city of Toronto had one of the largest housing affordability problems of any city in the developed world. One company trying to address this... -
Purdue Pharma and the Opiod Addiction Crisis
Management Case Study11.95View Details By the time Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in 2019, OxyContin had accumulated $35 billion in sales. In a few short years before the bankruptcy filing,... -
Link REIT Refreshes the Wet Market: Finding Shared Value in Hong Kong's Urban Core
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Link REIT, Asia's largest real estate investment trust and the second largest of its kind globally, holds a position of infamy in Hong Kong, its headquarters... -
TWB: Alternative Paths to Creating Social Impact
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Founder of Trade Without Borders (TWB), Joseph Fernandez, set up the organization purely for charitable purposes. TWB's mission is to extend trading... -
A Sustainability Strategy or Sustainability as a Business Strategy? The Case of Banco W
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, Banco W was a pioneer in Colombia's microcredit sector. During the previous five years, Diana Lucía Fernández, Banco W's corporate communications... -
ADM Water Meters: Disincentive Leading to Incentive
Management Case Study11.95View Details In March 2018, the executive committee of the Shree Sharanam Co-op Housing residential society in the state of Gujarat, India attempted to bring transformation... -
Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
The Freelancers Union (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Sara Horowitz faces a major strategic decision. Founder and CEO of the Freelancers Union, Horowitz has worked tirelessly to operationalize her new mutualist... -
Managing Product Safety: The Ford Pinto
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Presents an accounting of Ford Motor Company's handling of a product safety controversy (1970-77) surrounding its Pinto subcompact car. May be used as... -
Chairman Zhang and Broad Group: Growth Dilemmas
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Zhang Yue, founder and chairman of Broad Group, had developed a series of innovative products aimed at solving China's environmental problems. Broad Group's... -
Barrick Gold Corporation: Perfect Storm at Pascua Lama
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case is about a gold mining company that seeks to practice "responsible mining" by addressing environmental and stakeholder concerns, but which nevertheless... -
Fossil Fuel Divestment
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The President of Harvard University is facing growing pressure from students, alumni, and other climate change activists that are urging the university... -
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts: Gauging Investors' Views on Corporate Social Responsibility
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In January 2003, Mr. Ho Kwok Ping ("KP"), the cofounder and chairman of Singapore-based Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, was debating whether to take his... -
Deciding When to Engage on Societal Issues
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case provides brief descriptions of 18 examples of corporate leaders confronting questions of whether and how to engage with societal issues, including... -
Measuring Impact at JUST Capital
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Oprah Winfrey
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case explores the entrepreneurial journey of Oprah Winfrey, examining how she built an audience for one of the most successful television shows in... -
Oiselle: How Does an Activist Brand Authentically Commit to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case examines a small, high-growth women's athletic apparel company's activities to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and impact the... -
SAGASCO Holdings Limited
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In the summer of 1993, Australia's Trade Practices Commission was considering whether or not to permanently enjoin Santos Limited from acquiring SAGASCO... -
Eco Tasar Silk Private Limited: Moving Beyond Business
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The CEO of Eco Tasar, a socially responsible company based in India has to decide how to deal with a customer request that may jeopardize his corporate...
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eHomemakers: Crossing Borders into Singapore
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The eHomemakers project was founded in 1998 to provide skills and employment for disadvantaged women in Malaysia. The women worked from home, weaving... -
Patagonia's Path to Carbon Neutrality by 2025, Teaching Note
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleTeaching note for case B5916. -
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleManagers should make environmental investments for the same reason they make other investments: because they expect them to deliver positive returns or to reduce risks. -
Dream: Impact through Real Estate
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The Canadian city of Toronto had one of the largest housing affordability problems of any city in the developed world. One company trying to address this... -
Transparency May Lose Battles, But It Will Win the War
Global Business Digital ArticleThe defeat of a genetically modified foods bill is a mere blip in the tide of increased openness. -
Purdue Pharma and the Opiod Addiction Crisis
Management Case Study11.95View Details By the time Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in 2019, OxyContin had accumulated $35 billion in sales. In a few short years before the bankruptcy filing,... -
Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012
Organizational Development Digital ArticleHurricane Sandy, innovation at Unilever and Nike, and the rise of green arithmetic. -
Copenhagen: Focus on the (Carbon) Negative
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleThere are plenty of reasons to be disappointed with the Copenhagen climate talks that start today: the meeting will not result in a binding agreement, the timeframe for such an agreement is potentially years away, and of course, neither the US nor China has committed to binding reductions. While all this is certainly disappointing, the […] -
Link REIT Refreshes the Wet Market: Finding Shared Value in Hong Kong's Urban Core
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Link REIT, Asia's largest real estate investment trust and the second largest of its kind globally, holds a position of infamy in Hong Kong, its headquarters... -
TWB: Alternative Paths to Creating Social Impact
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Founder of Trade Without Borders (TWB), Joseph Fernandez, set up the organization purely for charitable purposes. TWB's mission is to extend trading...