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Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer Finance Industry
- 24 NOV 2020
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- Working Paper Summaries
A framework and method for measuring and monetizing product impact across industries, applying it to two competitors in the consumer finance space.
Accounting for Product Impact in the Airlines Industry
- 2020
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- Working Paper
We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the airlines industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates of fare affordability, timeliness and gate control, among other factors. Our results indicate substantial differences in the impact that competitors have through their products. These differences demonstrate how impact reflects corporate strategy and informs decision-making on industry-specific areas, including airline route structure choices.
Long-Run Returns to Impact Investing in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
- 13 NOV 2020
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- Working Paper Summaries
Examination of every equity investment made by the International Finance Corporation, one of the largest and longest-operating impact investors, shows this portfolio has outperformed the S&P 500 by 15 percent.
The European Commission’s Sustainable Corporate Governance Report: A Critique
- 13 NOV 2020
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- Working Paper Summaries
The European Commission commissioned a report on sustainable corporate governance that purports to find serious problems of corporate short-termism. The report is wholly flawed: it conflates time horizon problems with externality problems, mismeasures investment and its financing, and proposes ineffective, possibly harmful reforms.
Financial Regulation and Climate Risk Management
- 07 JUL 2020
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- Climate Rising
Explore different approaches to modeling and managing climate risk from the vantage
points of industry leaders Robert Litterman, a seasoned risk management expert; Nushin
Kormi, a specialist in sustainable finance; and Kevin Stiroh, a financial regulator.
The discussion, moderated by Professor Ramana Nanda, focuses on the concept of transition
risk—the potential consequences if climate regulations are imposed gradually or suddenly—and
investment strategies to prepare for and mitigate this risk. This is one of 4 new
episodes this summer based on live content from the Harvard Business School Climate
Risk conference held earlier in 2020.
Explore different approaches to modeling and managing climate risk from the vantage
points of industry leaders Robert Litterman, a seasoned risk management expert; Nushin
Kormi, a specialist in sustainable finance; and Kevin Stiroh, a financial regulator.
The discussion, moderated by Professor Ramana Nanda, focuses on the concept of transition
risk—the potential consequences if climate regulations are imposed gradually or suddenly—and
investment strategies to prepare for and mitigate this risk. This is one of 4 new
episodes this summer based on live content from the Harvard Business School Climate
Risk conference held earlier in 2020.
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US election: What it means for climate change and ESG
Re: Vikram Gandhi
- 18 Nov 2020
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- Financial Times
Building a Just and Climate-Ready Economy in a Post-COVID World
- 02 Oct 2020
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- Harvard Business School
How to Launch a New Biosciences Product: Start Small or Dive in?
Re: Jeff Bussgang
- 02 Sep 2020
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- Cold Call