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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. Since 1994, Dow has invested nearly $2 billion in improving resource efficiency and has saved $9.8

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Requiring Companies to Disclose Climate Risks Helps Everyone

Harvard Business Review

Over 20 years ago, Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter introduced the Porter hypothesis , which posits that environmental regulation can benefit companies by nudging them to explore their current production methods and eliminate costly waste that they have been blissfully unaware of.