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  • May 1, 2020
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  • Harvard Business School Working Knowledge

COVID-19's Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Danielle Kost
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Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change.
We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at Harvard Business School how the COVID-19 outbreak might change the way companies think about sustainability. Here’s what they said.

Keywords

COVID-19; Health Pandemics; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability

Citation

"COVID-19's Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (May 1, 2020).
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Joseph B. Lassiter

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