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ESG Is Under Attack. How Should Your Company Respond?
Global Business Digital ArticleA framework to help you understand the backlash and stay true to your values. -
Should the C-Suite Have a "Green" Seat? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIf your firm is debating whether to hire a chief sustainability officer (CSO), you may be like fictional electronic components manufacturer Narinex. After... -
How Businesses Can Hold Their Banks Accountable on Climate Change
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt's hard to call yourself a green company if your cash assets are underwriting global warming. -
Social-Impact Efforts That Create Real Value
Organizational Development SpotlightCompanies don't win over investors just by issuing sustainability reports and engaging in other standard ESG practices. What they need to do, says Harvard... -
Why It's So Hard to Change People's Commuting Behavior
Organizational Development ResearchIt'll take more than subsidizing mass transit or encouraging ride-sharing, according to new research. -
The Business Investments That Freak People Out
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhy are we biased against investing in people and the planet? -
Managing Climate Change: Lessons from the U.S. Navy
Strategy Magazine ArticleMilitary leaders are facing the consequences of global warming head-on. -
Linking Executive Pay to Sustainability Goals
Global Business Digital ArticleFive questions to help companies align ESG priorities with executive compensation. -
HBR's Most-Read Research Articles of 2022
Organizational Development Digital ArticleInsights on equity, leadership, and becoming your best self. -
Startups Need an ESG Strategy
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleIt’s tempting to put it off until the business is more mature, but starting early will help you build a competitive advantage. -
How to Market Sustainable Products
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The More Climate Skeptics There Are, the Fewer Climate Entrepreneurs
Organizational Development ResearchInnovation requires market demand. -
Let Corporate Purpose Guide You Through ESG Turbulence
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleCompanies must navigate diverging regulatory paths in the U.S. and Europe. -
How Investors Have Reacted to the Business Roundtable Statement
Global Business Digital ArticleA survey shows mixed results. -
Copenhagen: Rally People Around Climate Change with Fruit, Not Medicine
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe mood outside the formal negotiations in Copenhagen - among the tens of thousands of business leaders, entrepreneurs, NGO representatives, and clean... -
Getting Serious About Stakeholder Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBusiness can't thrive in an environment of unhealthy employees, customers, and communities, an at-risk planet, and a fractured society. To transition... -
Rolling Back Fuel Efficiency Is a Bad Deal for Everyone - Including U.S. Carmakers
Global Business Digital ArticleSlashing regulations that protect health and the environment could backfire in the long run. -
Aerial Photos Tell a Story About Which Cities Are Embracing Clean Energy
Organizational Development Digital ArticleAnd which aren't. -
IBM's Green Supply Chain
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhile the "greening of the supply chain" has been in the works for decades, the movement has really taken off in 2010. In the last few months, a number... -
Unlikely Alliances Spur Environmental Progress — And Competitive Advantage
Public relations Digital ArticleI recently heard an educational message on the radio about wet age-related macular degeneration, or wet AMD, the leading cause of blindness among people over age 50. The radio spot, which noted sponsorship by the American Society of Retina Specialists and by Genentech, provided information about the signs and symptoms of wet AMD and the […]
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Half a Century of Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details A stock analyst is preparing a recommendation on what his firm, a large U.S. investment house, should do with its stake in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wal-Mart,... -
Farmland Investing: A Technical Note
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This note seeks to provide an overview of farmland investing; the investment thesis behind investing in agriculture, how and why investors would choose... -
Integrated Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc. (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Describes Autodesk's engagement in Integrated Project Delivery-a new model of risk management, inter-firm teamwork, and multi-objective (aesthetic, cost,... -
SingTel: Philanthropic or Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In 2014, the vice-president of Group Corporate Social Responsibility at Singtel, a Singapore-based provider of telecommunications products and services,... -
The Cage-Free Egg Movement
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Describes the social movement confronting conventional egg production techniques (battery cages) based on animal welfare concerns, and some merits and... -
APPLETON V. BAKER - Confidential Information for Appleton's Agent
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The Appletons and Bakers own homes on adjacent parcels of land. Larry Appleton has been transferred by his company and is selling his home. The Appletons... -
Brent Spar Platform Controversy (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details In April 1995, Greenpeace boarded a Shell oil platform named Brent Spar in the North Sea to protest its scheduled disposal in the Atlantic. This action... -
Burro: Tools for a Better Life in Ghana
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Burro was a growing start-up in Ghana with a mission to provide "tools for a better life" to Ghanaians by distributing products that addressed local needs.... -
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2006, the Cleveland Clinic and Mubadala Investment Company partnered with a bold ambition to deliver world class healthcare in the United Arab Emirates.... -
InterfaceRAISE (in 2010): Raising the Bar in Sustainability Consulting
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Teaching Note for Product #MH0004 Following Ray Anderson's guidance and vision, Interface, a modular carpet and commercial broadloom company, had implemented... -
Patient Room of the Future: User-Oriented Innovation
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2014, the Patient Room of the Future (PRoF) was the largest European open innovation consortium in the healthcare sector. Established in 2009 by a... -
Building Transparency within the Sustainable Apparel Coalition: The Road to Successful Pre-Competitive Collaboration
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) was founded in 2010 to develop a common set of sustainability standards for the apparel, footwear, and home textile... -
McDonald's and the Environment (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details McDonald's decides to withdraw its polystyrene plastic packaging for sandwiches and hamburgers after years of defending itself against environmental critics.... -
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations: Operations Management for Sustainable Tourism Development
Management Case Study11.95View Details In July 2017, the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada, grappled with mounting conservation costs, inconsistent and unreliable... -
CLP Group: Environmental, Social and Governance Factors and Their Effects on Valuation (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Part B of this two-part case focuses on the valuation process. It describes ways of incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) into company... -
A Note on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Developing Economies
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Entrepreneurs looking to launch start-ups in developing economies must confront numerous challenges that their peers in more developed countries may be... -
KROHN: A Blue Ocean of Red Fashion
Management Case Study11.95View Details Over her career as a business executive, Norwegian Anita Krohn Traaseth became a seasoned mentor for emerging professionals, guiding them through the... -
Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Extreme drought conditions in California have significant impacts on the ability of the San Diego County Water Authority to provide adequate water for... -
New Songdo City
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The government of South Korea has chosen John Hynes and Gale International to construct New Songdo City. This is an entirely new city, about the size... -
Ethereum: Navigating the Blockchain's Sustainability Versus Profit Dilemma
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The popularity of Blockchain - and its application to cryptocurrencies in particular - has soared in recent years. Blockchain platforms are completely...
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ESG Is Under Attack. How Should Your Company Respond?
Global Business Digital ArticleA framework to help you understand the backlash and stay true to your values. -
Half a Century of Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details A stock analyst is preparing a recommendation on what his firm, a large U.S. investment house, should do with its stake in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wal-Mart,... -
Farmland Investing: A Technical Note
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This note seeks to provide an overview of farmland investing; the investment thesis behind investing in agriculture, how and why investors would choose... -
Integrated Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc. (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Describes Autodesk's engagement in Integrated Project Delivery-a new model of risk management, inter-firm teamwork, and multi-objective (aesthetic, cost,... -
SingTel: Philanthropic or Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In 2014, the vice-president of Group Corporate Social Responsibility at Singtel, a Singapore-based provider of telecommunications products and services,... -
Should the C-Suite Have a "Green" Seat? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIf your firm is debating whether to hire a chief sustainability officer (CSO), you may be like fictional electronic components manufacturer Narinex. After... -
The Cage-Free Egg Movement
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Describes the social movement confronting conventional egg production techniques (battery cages) based on animal welfare concerns, and some merits and... -
How Businesses Can Hold Their Banks Accountable on Climate Change
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt's hard to call yourself a green company if your cash assets are underwriting global warming. -
APPLETON V. BAKER - Confidential Information for Appleton's Agent
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The Appletons and Bakers own homes on adjacent parcels of land. Larry Appleton has been transferred by his company and is selling his home. The Appletons... -
Brent Spar Platform Controversy (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details In April 1995, Greenpeace boarded a Shell oil platform named Brent Spar in the North Sea to protest its scheduled disposal in the Atlantic. This action...