Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2011 version)
by Christopher Marquis and Juan Almandoz
New Resource Bank was founded in San Francisco in 2006 with a mission focused on environmental sustainability. The case illustrates the opportunities and challenges of banking on values and the challenges of organizations defining a social and environmental commitment. The case also highlights the tension and potential synergies between social mission and shareholder value in the context of the crisis of 2008, the taken-for-granted expectations and norms arising from a commercial bank charter, and the distinct perspectives of bank regulators, founders, investors, and other stakeholders of the newly founded bank.
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; San Francisco;
Citation:
Marquis, Christopher, and Juan Almandoz. "New Resource Bank: In Pursuit of Green." Harvard Business School Case 412-060, September 2012. (Revised from original September 2011 version.)
New Resource Bank: In Pursuit of Green
Christopher Marquis and Juan Almandoz
Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | 2013
New Resource Bank: In Pursuit of Green (TN)
Keywords: business and society; entrepreneurial management; growth strategy; leadership; social enterprise; Banking Industry; San Francisco;
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Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2010 version)
B Lab: Building a New Sector of the Economy (TN)
Christopher Marquis and Bobbi Thomason
Keywords: Change; Problems and Challenges; Welfare or Wellbeing; Value; Emerging Markets; Management Practices and Processes; Balance and Stability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;