Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

” We will need to cut CO2 emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, the report says, and get to no emissions by 2050. Solar and wind power are becoming easy investments, but there are always new efficiency techs that may not be “in the money” yet, like on-site power storage. Getting to 1.5

Efficiency 12

Efficiency Supply Chain Energy Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated. Before 2010, most of the energy powering these data centers was coming from coal. Before 2010, most of the energy powering these data centers was coming from coal.

Project 8

Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

A terrorist incident, a breakdown of the London rail system, power blackouts, volcanic ash clouds , flooding, an outbreak of infectious disease—the London organizing committee (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) spent years thinking about every scenario they could imagine.

Risk Management 14

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ok, this one is cheating a bit, but on a fundamental level, the top themes in green business haven't actually changed too much ( see the 2010 list ). From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

These six ideas emerged in 2010 as powerful "innovation invitations" and seem sure to intensify in power and influence. Digital coupons aren't just "smart," they can be "brilliant" — linked to recommendation engines, GPS, supply chains, etc. Think of them as part of the global supply chain.

Innovation 16

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

A potentially catastrophic technological problem, an incomplete crisis response plan, misleading early information, divided private and public authority, ineffective initial actions. This could describe the current situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and its six reactors. Yet, neither BP and the U.S.

Crisis Management 14

Crisis Management Crisis Management Chemicals 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

But the vast majority of men below the pinnacle of the social pyramid, an estimated 400 million, still shaved with double-edge razors, a century-old technology that tends to cause far more cuts and bleeding. To distribute the product, rather than forming strong relationships with a handful of powerful retailers as in the U.S.

Innovation 13

Innovation Glocalization Supply Chain Retail 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

economy as a whole, rather than the narrow, specific slices of technology or communication, the first decade of the 21st century did not generate expected growth in jobs, revenues, profits, or stock prices. The business press puts a tremendous focus on technology and innovation, but what it doesn't do is put it into context.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The President of the United States reportedly has assumed new powers to preserve, protect and defend America's digital infrastructures. Remember the May 2010 "flash crash" where the stock market plunged nearly 1000 points in a matter of moments? Business — both global and entrepreneurial — is the hard target here.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contingency Plans Banking Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

It’s 50 times Walmart’s 2010 supply chain goal , and it sets a high bar for others to aspire to. Swedish clothing giant H&M set a “carbon positive” goal for its entire supply chain by 2040. In apparel, this is more than aggressive. ” I hope more business leaders in the U.S.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Health Care Apparel Leadership 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

losing power to Beijing. has created no net new jobs for those whose highest educational level is a high-school degree (or less) since the job market bottomed out in 2010, but it has created 4 million jobs for people with a bachelor’s degree. His Carrier move may be in the right direction, but the Taiwan phone call is not.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Offshoring Retail Education 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The cost to build and produce solar and wind power, for example, has dropped 60%–80% since 2010 , making it cheaper than grid electricity in most states. All of the signatories are meeting right now at the UN climate change conference in Morocco, and they’re making it clear that they are powering on.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Bottom-up Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

personal consumption expenditures in 2010 and that over half of that amount actually went to U.S. Stories are rhetorically far more powerful than references to elaborate economic models. newspapers, the share of foreign stories has declined from 27% in 1987 to 11% in 2010. distributors, retailers, and so on. Furthermore, U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8