Institute for Business in Global Society

Explore the latest research and insights on how organizations can embed sustainability throughout their operations and value chains.

Dive into strategies and insights about how business can drive economic mobility for all stakeholders.

Sharpen your skills as an inclusive leader and keep up to date on the latest research on how to build inclusive organizations.

Investigates the changing purpose of the firm in society and how this can generate new models of capitalism.

Delve into the latest thinking on how to develop and deploy AI responsibly.

Harvard Business School BiGS Fellow Dr. Broderick Turner explains why it's time for CEOs, technologists, marketers, and others to take a more inclusive approach to developing new technology to drive better outcomes for more people before it's too late.

University of Toronto Professor Sarah Kaplan argues that businesses must move beyond superficial diversity initiatives to unlock innovation, citing how gender-diverse perspectives can transform product strategies and drive meaningful corporate change.

BiGS Fellow Dr. Jamillah Bowman Williams discusses why it is important for business leaders to move past the business case when discussing the need for diversity - and offers advice on what they can do instead.

Professor Ed Freeman challenges profit-first business models, arguing that companies can better solve societal problems by embracing stakeholder interdependence and purpose-driven value creation.

HBS Professor Bob Kaplan explains why the current method of tracking carbon emissions is not working, and proposes a new framework to fix it, called E-liabilities.