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      • 23 Feb 2021
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Examining Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States

      The late 20th century saw dramatic growth in incarceration rates in the United States. Of the more than 2.3 million people in US prisons, jails, and detention centers in 2020, 60 percent were Black or Latinx. Harvard Business School assistant professor Reshmaan Hussam probes the assumptions underlying the current prison system, with its huge racial disparities, and considers what could be done to address the crisis of the American criminal justice system in her case, “Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States.”  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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      Environmental SustainabilityRemove Environmental Sustainability →

      New research on environmental sustainability from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including the role of companies to mitigate climate change, corporate social responsibility, reporting to stakeholders, government relations and development of Chief Sustainability Officers.
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      • 05 Jan 2021
      • Working Paper Summaries

      The ESG-Innovation Disconnect: Evidence from Green Patenting

      by Lauren Cohen, Umit G. Gurun, and Quoc H. Nguyen

      Energy-producing firms are more likely to produce “blockbuster” green patents than other firms. Yet energy firms are excluded from many environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds, and are the targets of divestiture campaigns whose stated aims often include green energy innovation.

      • 24 Nov 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer Finance Industry

      by George Serafeim and Katie Trinh

      A framework and method for measuring and monetizing product impact across industries, applying it to two competitors in the consumer finance space.

      • 13 Nov 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      The European Commission’s Sustainable Corporate Governance Report: A Critique

      by Mark Roe, Holger Spamann, Jesse Fried, and Charles Wang

      The European Commission commissioned a report on sustainable corporate governance that purports to find serious problems of corporate short-termism. The report is wholly flawed: it conflates time horizon problems with externality problems, mismeasures investment and its financing, and proposes ineffective, possibly harmful reforms.

      • 02 Nov 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Accounting for Organizational Employment Impact

      by David Freiberg, Katie Panella, George Serafeim, and T. Robert Zochowski

      Impact-weighted accounting methodology standardizes previously disparate measures of impact, in this case the impact of employment. This paper’s methodology and analysis of Intel, Apple, Costco, and Merck shows the feasibility of measuring firm employment impact for insight into firm practices and performance. Closed for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 20 Sep 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Updating the Balanced Scorecard for Triple Bottom Line Strategies

      by Robert S. Kaplan and David McMillan

      Society increasingly expects businesses to help solve problems of environmental degradation, inequality, and poverty. This paper explains how the Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Map should be modified to reflect businesses’ expanded role for society.

      • 01 Sep 2020
      • Cold Call Podcast

      How to Launch a New Biosciences Product: Start Small or Dive in?

      C16 Biosciences wants to replace palm oil, a major contributor to deforestation, with a lab-grown substitute. But CEO Shara Ticku faces a tough decision in bringing the product to market. Jeff Bussgang discusses his case study. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 29 Jul 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Two Case Studies on the Financing of Forest Conservation

      by Andrew Baxter, Connor Cash, Josh Lerner, and Ratnika Prasad

      Case studies about The Conservation Fund and Sonen Capital highlight three broad lessons about fresh approaches to the ownership and management of forestland.

      • 07 Jul 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Market Investors Pay More for Resilient Companies

      by Kristen Senz

      During a market collapse, investors will pay up for companies considered resilient in their response, according to George Serafeim. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 30 Jun 2020
      • Book

      Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

      by Martha Lagace

      Almost a decade after writing Capitalism at Risk, Joseph Bower, Herman Leonard, and Lynn Paine argue that not enough companies are stepping up to fix big global problems. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 12 Jun 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Corporate Resilience and Response During COVID-19

      by Alex Cheema-Fox, Bridget LaPerla, George Serafeim, and Hui (Stacie) Wang

      Investors look for evidence during a market crisis that a company is resilient. This study includes findings that challenge the notion that companies need to adopt practices that hurt their employees because investors want them to do so.

      • 05 Jun 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed

      by Sean Silverthorne

      3Questions A startup fund's ability to attract a major first investor is a signal to others that the investment pool is just fine for entering. Shawn Cole and Rob Zochowski answer questions about anchor investors. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 08 May 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Corporate Environmental Impact: Measurement, Data and Information

      by George Serafeim, DG Park, David Freiberg, and T. Robert Zochowski

      This paper proposes a methodology for investors, companies, or regulators to use established environmental resources, reasonably accessible in the public domain, to measure an organization’s environmental impact from operations. These measurements contain information that is different from environmental ratings widely used by investors and other stakeholders.

      • 01 May 2020
      • In Practice

      COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

      by Danielle Kost

      We asked experts from the HBS Business and Environment Initiative how the coronavirus crisis might change the way companies think about sustainability. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 30 Apr 2020
      • Book

      Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

      by Danielle Kost

      Tackling one of the biggest crises of our time—climate change—requires leaders to embrace a new vision of business, argues Rebecca Henderson. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 29 Apr 2020
      • Book

      The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages

      by Dina Gerdeman

      When institutions let us down, look for leadership outside of hierarchies, says Rosabeth Moss Kanter. These leaders "don’t wait to be asked; they just get moving." Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 28 Apr 2020
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Is the Healthiest Building in the World Worth the Rent?

      Some people call 425 Park Avenue, New York, the healthiest building in the world. But will tenants pay a premium for better air and environmental friendliness? John Macomber and Joseph Allen discuss their recent case study and new book. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 22 Apr 2020
      • Research Event

      How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

      by Danielle Kost

      What are the financial implications of rising seas and extreme weather? Asset managers and risk experts gathered at Harvard Business School to discuss how they’re evaluating climate risk in their portfolios. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 20 Apr 2020
      • Book

      Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

      by Kristen Senz

      Like it or not, humans have become an indoor species, so buildings have a major impact on our health. That's why the Healthy Building Movement is gaining momentum, say John Macomber and Joseph Allen. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 18 Feb 2020
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Global Ocean Trust: Protecting the Blue Planet in New Ways

      Following a successful career in finance, Torsten Thiele has devoted himself to the challenging cause of ocean conservation and stewardship. Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Thiele discuss strategy for solving one of the world's biggest problems. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 18 Feb 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      A Preliminary Framework for Product Impact-Weighted Accounts

      by George Serafeim, Katie Trinh, and Robert Zochowski

      Although there is growing interest in environmental, social, and governance measurement, the impact of company operations is emphasized over product use. A framework like this one that captures a product’s reach, accessibility, quality, optionality, environmental use emissions, and end of life recyclability allows for a systematic methodology that can be applied to companies across many industries.

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