Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

For every Apple, there is an Atari, for every Fuji a Polaroid, and for every Zara an American Apparel. Fast forward a few years, and lower growth means fewer interactions with new, demanding customer groups and less inspiration to innovate. Eventually the company is likely to be out of touch with changing market requirements.

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

It’s big news and a very good start, but the deal has a major flaw: the commitments will not keep the world from warming 1.5 For example, China committed to implement a carbon cap and trade system , Britain said it would phase out coal plants by 2025, and President Obama vetoed the Keystone pipeline.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Here, Try Some Nixon and Kimchi: How the Garment Industry Came to Bangladesh Planet Money I admit it: The reference to Nixon and kimchi in the headline got me to read it, but this piece on how Bangladesh came to be a world center for apparel manufacturing held my interest. Then, with the introduction of the iPhone, they didn''t.

CTO 8

CTO Apparel Ryan Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But as I’ve done for the last 4 years, I’ll attempt to summarize some of the latest stories about the big environmental and social pressures on business, and how some innovative companies are dealing with them. The clean tech markets keep growing fast: three of the world’s biggest economies — the U.S.,

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain McKinsey Apparel Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

It’s easy to scan headlines and see undisciplined for-profit companies (take GM, American Apparel). Commitment to social entrepreneurship may mean lower lifetime earnings. So talk of “proper compensation” may be a signal that a particular entrepreneur is not a good fit for our model, which demands deep commitment to the social purpose.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Apparel Transportation Fashion 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Right now, the market price of carbon is very low, so Microsoft is charging a small amount per ton. Pricing carbon on your own, without a real market in place, is hard, which is why there are so few examples of companies doing it. Even so, they will collect north of $10 million, which is enough to buy offsets.

Price 13

Price P&L White Paper Energy 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. Meanwhile, business was free to focus on generating growth, productivity, innovation, and, ultimately, societal wealth. The agenda goes far beyond political activism; it attacks root causes by committing to sustaining an inclusive model of economic growth.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Both in response and pre-emptively, the world’s leading companies continued to aggressively pivot their businesses toward more sustainable and innovative ways of operating. also committed to 100 percent renewables by 2020 (Disclosure: I’m on advisory boards for both RE100 and for Unilever U.S.). Unilever U.S. In the U.S.,

Chemicals 11

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Every country committed to action in the form of the Paris Agreement. As prices dropped, companies noticed, and corporate purchases and commitments to clean energy grew. A growing number of companies signed the RE100 commitment to go for 100%. days of innovation). Debates about climate change melted away. Then came 2016.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8