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Green Bonds Benefit Companies, Investors, and the Planet

Harvard Business Review

The past five years have seen explosive growth in “corporate green bonds” issued to finance climate-friendly projects. While investors bought just $3 billion of these bonds in 2013, they scooped up $49 billion worth in 2017, bringing the total sold since 2013 to $113 billion at an average of $308 million per offering.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

After Mugabe claimed victory in a disputed election in 2013, however, corruption increased , while the strengthening U.S. Talent : Zimbabwe has one of Africa’s strongest education systems , and consequently boasts an abundance of high-caliber talent, which means it is relatively easy for companies to find locals to run their operations.

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Scaling Up is a Problem of Both More and Less

Harvard Business Review

When an organization is small enough that each member can have a personal relationship with every other, or at least recognize their faces and names, gathering everyone for regular meetings strengthens social bonds and bolsters the feeling that “we are one company.” Sales doubled in 2013. The average order size is 1,500 pounds.

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The Rebirth of the CMO

Harvard Business Review

This diversity reflects not only a deepening understanding of the connection between growth and customer satisfaction, but a much greater awareness of what marketing can do to help forge that bond. That bonding role extends to other aspects of the business as well, such as delivering on products and services.

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