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Student Activities

From environmental speakers to coursework to events such as Green Week, activities both inside and outside the classroom allow students to develop interests, explore careers, and form networks.

Alumni Leadership

John Doerr (MBA '76) worries about the climate crisis yet sees huge potential for green technologies. Potential so huge, in fact, he and his partners have funded more than $200 million in innovations, with more to come.

Aileen Lee's (MBA '97) career has taken her from president of her section at HBS to partner at KPCB, where she works with a team of venture capitalists investing in energy and environmental technologies.

Carter Roberts (MBA '88), president of World Wildlife Fund, the world's largest network of conservation organization said, "The smartest, most strategic companies are calculating climate change and resource risks into their operations."

Andrew Murphy (MBA '07), who joined the World Wildlife Fund as an HBS Leadership Fellow, observes that large-scale conservation work requires an understanding of markets and economic drivers that impact ecosystems.

Faculty & Research

Faculty research and teaching are critical parts of how we train leaders to seek market-based solutions to address the risks and opportunities associated with environmental issues.

From Our Faculty

Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?

Extending Producer Responsibility: An Evaluation Framework for Product Take-Back Policies

Barriers to Acting in Time on Energy and Strategies for Overcoming Them

The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine

Economics of the Ethanol Business

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors

The Economics of Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Measuring the Value of Environmental Activists

Cape Wind: Offshore Wind Energy in the USA

Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies

Harvard Business Publishing

Leading Green blog

Blog addresses green issues in business leadership, innovation, strategy, marketing and other areas.

The Campus

We are committed to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions 30% from 2006 levels by 2016, as part of an effort to increase environmental stewardship at HBS while realizing cost savings through efficiency and waste reduction.

News

Green Roof Installed on Shad Hall

wind turbine What's a green roof? Think garden in the sky. In the case of Shad, the garden covers 5,200 square feet requiring 64 cubic yards of "dirt" spread to a depth of three and a half inches. The project underscores HBS's commitment to doing its part to help the University meet its ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from 2006 levels by 2016. With completion of the living roof project, Shad has become the School's showpiece for sustainability.

Introducing the Green Corps

With 6 MBA student representatives on campus, their mission is to promote sustainable living through peer-to-peer education that encourages energy and water conservation, and recycling and waste reduction through activities and information sharing in each dorm and common area.

Turbines Up and Spinning

Harvard Real Estate Services, in conjunction with Harvard Parking Services, has placed two 10 kW wind turbines atop the Soldiers Field Park Garage. After almost two years in planning stages, the structures were at last erected and set spinning on a bright day in September, 2009. View the project
fact sheet for more information.

Other Harvard Resources

Harvard Office for Sustainability
formerly Harvard Green Campus Initiative, implements greenhouse gas reduction goals across the Harvard campuses and improves sustainability through efficiency, procurement, waste reduction, and behavior change.
Harvard Center for the Environment
fosters research and education and brings together faculty, students, researchers, and practitioners across the university.