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Microsoft Taxes Itself

Harvard Business Review

Over time, by my calculations, given the growth in cloud services the company is banking on, these carbon fees could rise to a more noticeable $50 million by 2020. It's innovative and committed, but it also points to a massive global failure of leadership on climate policy. But executives weren't charged real money.

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Instinct Can Beat Analytical Thinking

Harvard Business Review

This popular triumph of the “ heuristics and biases ” literature pioneered by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky has made us aware of flaws that economics long glossed over, and led to interesting innovations in retirement planning and government policy. Risk modeling in the banks grew out of probability theory.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business Review

At the state level, New Jersey passed a big new gas tax , and Oregon , Illinois , and California developed robust energy and climate policies. Many invested heavily in renewable energy (see number five on this list), and some big companies dove into policy debates this year. Many banks heeded the advice, pulling funding from coal.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. apparel, automobiles, retailing, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g.,