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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business Review

We see this in our research at Columbia University and have identified many examples where CEOs benefit their businesses by partnering across sectors with public officials, nonprofit managers, and community members. Collaborative leadership was critical for the revitalization of Central Park in New York City.

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Why President Kagame Runs Rwanda Like a Business

Harvard Business Review

So far, Rwanda''s three big clusters are coffee, tea, and tourism, but Porter is convinced there are more to come. For example, coffee. In the initial three areas of coffee, tea, and tourism, that effort has advanced quite far now. Rwanda is winning international awards and marketing globally, and tourism is booming.

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If You Think Fighting Climate Change Will Be Expensive, Calculate the Cost of Letting It Happen

Harvard Business Review

For recent examples of what climate disruptions will look like in practice, consider Superstorm Sandy, which devastated the Eastern Seaboard in 2012, causing $68 billion in damages , making it the second most costly weather event in the U.S. Indeed, the renewable energy sector is one of the fastest growing employers in the U.S.,

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