Tools & Resources

Discover insights from Harvard Business School’s 2023-2024 faculty seminar series, exploring how businesses help or hinder solutions to society’s greatest challenges. Download the report for cutting-edge perspectives on accountability, leadership, and impact.

This impact report details the progress and achievements of Harvard Business School's Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS) over 2022-2023. It highlights BiGS's efforts to empower business leaders to address societal challenges through research, education, and global networking initiatives.

This report highlights the growing consensus among leaders that strategic industrial policies are essential for addressing key national challenges, offering insights on designing effective government actions that balance past lessons with innovative approaches.

This report provides an overview of the history of industrial policy in the United States. It also looks at current policies, including the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS and Science Act, and discusses the private sector's uptake of these bills.

This report details a Global Leadership Roundtable event focused on the appropriate and feasible role that private firms can play in addressing persistently high levels of economic inequality in Latin America.

This report examines persistent inequalities in Latin America, exploring their historical roots and socioeconomic impacts. The report discusses how these disparities affect education, labor markets, and government policies, and suggests approaches for businesses to address these issues.

Drawing on insights shared at the 2023 BiGS Global Leadership Roundtable in Detroit, this report offers a comprehensive summary of discussions and of strategies for how businesses can effectively engage with societal issues. It provides a road map for CEOs to assess which issues to engage with and how to do so effectively.

As we engage with leaders at the forefront of addressing racial equity, this report delves into the effectiveness of current strategies, identifies ongoing challenges, and pinpoints crucial barriers that must be overcome. It provides an in-depth look at what is necessary to encourage more inclusive organizations and communities.

This report provides an overview of various dimensions of inequality in the United States, drawing from a wealth of data and research. The report examines both the causes and impacts of economic disparities, exploring factors such as race, gender, and geography, and discusses how businesses can play an essential role in bridging these divides.

By George Serafeim, Debora L. Spar, and Julia Comeau.

By Shirley Lu and Robert S. Kaplan

By Paul M. Healy and Debora L. Spar

By Debora L. Spar, Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta and Julia M. Comeau

By Natalia Rigol, Benjamin N. Roth, Brian Trelstad and Sarah Mehta

By V. Kasturi Rangan and Courtney Han