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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Michel Porter and Mark Kramer pioneered the idea of “creating shared value,” arguing that businesses can generate economic value by identifying and addressing social problems that intersect with their business. billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation. Improving Financial Performance.

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3 Steps to Break Out in a Tired Industry

Harvard Business Review

As Levie put it, “in this industry, people already think they have innovated if they have painted a grey wall green.” Yet they are luxurious, with a power shower, high quality bedding, and in-room tablets that control free movies, internet, and personalized mood-settings. ” They two men were plotting to change that.

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever's London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. We see billions of people around the world striving to improve their quality of life, and ideas about what constitutes an improved quality of life shifting. And of course, more pressure on climate.

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How Bundled Health Care Payments Are Working in the Netherlands

Harvard Business Review

Bundled-payment efforts in both countries shift accountability to a single provider-led entity that must ensure quality, thereby emphasizing value over volume of care. A collaboration of the editors of Harvard Business Review and the New England Journal of Medicine , exploring cutting-edge ways to improve quality and reduce waste.