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How Companies Should Weigh In on a Controversy
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Copenhagen: 8 Reasons You Should Cut Carbon (Aside From Climate Change)
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleThe big global meeting going on in Copenhagen (called COP15) is all about reducing carbon emissions in order to combat climate change. But is climate change the only reason your business should reduce energy use and carbon emissions? Hardly. But first, let’s get out of the way the “scandal” about hacked emails from climate scientists, […] -
Can America’s Blue States Tackle Climate Change on Their Own?
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Designing a Climate Advocacy Strategy
Environmental sustainability Digital ArticleBusinesses must use their power and influence to push for the systemic changes required to meet climate targets. -
Can Technology Really Save Us from Climate Change?
Innovation Magazine ArticleThe hope that an entrepreneurial industry can help reverse global warming misses one critical point: Innovation takes time. Lots of time. -
What Climate Change Means for Business Before and After Paris
Business and society Digital ArticleA backgrounder on how companies are adapting. -
What Every Leader Needs to Know About Carbon Credits
Business and society Digital ArticleDo you know the difference between a high-quality carbon project and one that risks your reputation? -
Cities Should Start Small When Adapting to Climate Change
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Managers, What’s Your Plan For Climate Change?
Crisis management Digital ArticleIt’s time for every manager to think concretely about how they’d handle the fallout from a major weather event. -
Does Capitalism Need Reform—or Revolution?
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Why People Aren’t Motivated to Address Climate Change
Psychology Digital ArticleOur brains have trouble planning for the distant future. -
How ENGOs Can Support Corporate Climate Change Efforts
Global Business Digital ArticleThey provide independent and deep expertise to make significant strides toward urgent climate goals. -
Politicians Who Deny Climate Change Cannot Be "Pro-Business"
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Business Is Taking Action on LGBT Rights. Will Climate Change Be Next?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt should be. -
Should We Be More Optimistic About Fighting Climate Change?
Global Business Digital ArticleBy 2021, $150 billion of U.S. products will be sustainable. -
The Data Says Climate Change Could Cost Investors Trillions
Economics Digital ArticleAnd any big company needs to take a hard look at its assets. -
We Can’t Fight Climate Change Without Fighting for Gender Equity
Gender Digital ArticleGender equity and environmental sustainability may seem like unrelated issues, but research shows that they are in fact closely intertwined. -
Should Companies Care If Hurricane Sandy Was "Caused" By Climate Change?
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleYes and no. What really matters is how your business prepares for a future of extreme weather. -
Corporate Action on Climate Change Has to Include Lobbying
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTo solve the problem, we need government action.
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Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called Pozzotive®.... -
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B10): Pittsburgh Climate Action Snapshot
Management Case Study5.00View Details Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon... -
Riding the Decarbonisation Wave: BHP and its LNG-Fuelled Vessels
Management Case Study11.95View Details BHP, the Australian mining company that also diversified into ship chartering, has an important mission statement: "BHP's purpose is to bring people and... -
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B13): Seattle Climate Action Snapshot
Management Case Study5.00View Details Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon... -
Small Niches, Big Promise: Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Sustainable Business
Management Case Study11.95View Details Solving the Earth's climate crisis will take major innovations and massive investments in energy, transportation, construction, and other areas. But "green... -
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI): Launching a Cleantech Debt Fund
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details After completing a successful two-year pilot, the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) was ready to launch its inaugural Debt Fund. The goal was to... -
Physical Climate Risk
Management Case Study8.95View Details This note describes how managers can identify their company's physical climate risks, which can heighten the risk of business disruption, change the costs... -
Nemus: Can Non-Fungible Tokens Save the Amazon Rainforest?
Management Case Study11.95View Details In March 2022, Nemus, an environmental planning, development, and sustainability consultancy based in Lisbon, Portugal, released a series of non-fungible... -
General Motors Commits to 100% Electric Vehicles by 2035
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case is set in 2022, a year after Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors (GM), set a goal to phase out production of gas-powered (internal combustion... -
ExxonMobil: Is Chasing Net Zero Futile?
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case is set in September 2023, and talks about the energy transition of the oil and gas industry in context to ExxonMobil (Exxon), which has seen... -
Kitson & Partners: Climate Change and the Future of Real Estate in Florida
Management Case Study11.95View Details Highlighting the successful implementation of a sustainable large-scale residential development that defied powerful Hurricane Ian, this case focuses... -
Natura: Weathering the Pandemic at Brazil´s Cosmetic Giant
Management Case Study11.95View Details Brazil's Natura, a multi-brand cosmetics group, has taken several measures to safeguard the livelihoods of its thousands of employees and millions of... -
Elon Musk at Tesla
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case gives an overview of Elon Musk's career arc through the lens of the 2003 founding of Tesla and its growth through 2022. Background information... -
Strive Asset Management
Management Case Study11.95View Details Strive Asset Management, which launched in 2022, was actively targeting several leading U.S. companies in the upcoming 2023 proxy voting season to stop... -
Banyan Tree Group: Sustainability through Shared Value
Management Case Study11.95View Details In early 2023, Claire Chiang, co-founder of Banyan Tree Group (Banyan Tree), a Singapore-based multinational hospitality brand with several hotels and... -
The Miccosukee Tribe and the Battle to Save the Everglades: A Miami Climate Action Story
Management Case Study5.00View Details The Miccosukee Indians, a small tribe of indigenous people in South Florida, have a long-standing interest in protecting the land, waterways, and habitats... -
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B11): Salt Lake City Climate Action Snapshot
Management Case Study5.00View Details Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon... -
Generation Investment Management
Management Case Study11.95View Details In September 2021, the sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management (Generation) considered whether to add Schneider Electric to the focus... -
You Can't Market Manure at Lunchtime: And Other Lessons from the Food Industry for Creating a More Sustainable Company
30.00View Details Five invaluable lessons for doing sustainability right, doing it profitably, and getting the credit you deserve. Did the title of this book get your attention?...
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Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called Pozzotive®.... -
How Companies Should Weigh In on a Controversy
Corporate communications Magazine ArticleA better approach to stakeholder management -
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B10): Pittsburgh Climate Action Snapshot
Management Case Study5.00View Details Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon... -
Riding the Decarbonisation Wave: BHP and its LNG-Fuelled Vessels
Management Case Study11.95View Details BHP, the Australian mining company that also diversified into ship chartering, has an important mission statement: "BHP's purpose is to bring people and... -
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B13): Seattle Climate Action Snapshot
Management Case Study5.00View Details Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon... -
Small Niches, Big Promise: Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Sustainable Business
Management Case Study11.95View Details Solving the Earth's climate crisis will take major innovations and massive investments in energy, transportation, construction, and other areas. But "green... -
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI): Launching a Cleantech Debt Fund
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details After completing a successful two-year pilot, the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) was ready to launch its inaugural Debt Fund. The goal was to... -
Copenhagen: 8 Reasons You Should Cut Carbon (Aside From Climate Change)
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleThe big global meeting going on in Copenhagen (called COP15) is all about reducing carbon emissions in order to combat climate change. But is climate change the only reason your business should reduce energy use and carbon emissions? Hardly. But first, let’s get out of the way the “scandal” about hacked emails from climate scientists, […] -
Can America’s Blue States Tackle Climate Change on Their Own?
Government Digital ArticleThere’s a certain logic to wealthier, more liberal states leading the way. -
Physical Climate Risk
Management Case Study8.95View Details This note describes how managers can identify their company's physical climate risks, which can heighten the risk of business disruption, change the costs...