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What It Will Take to Fix HR

Harvard Business Review

Those conditions elevated the work of the finance function to the point that, today, the CFO helps to set the course of business, advancing an organization’s growth and improving its competitive position by identifying and resolving key financial constraints. Finance Human resources'

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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

Harvard Business Review

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. The goal of ARD is to produce denim in a sustainable way by tackling the three main ecological issues the industry faces: water, energy, and chemicals.

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What Businesses Need to Know About Sustainable Development Goals

Harvard Business Review

Third, the goals cannot be realized without business participation. For most governments, financing the global goals campaigns will be a stretch; governments have already reneged in the past on commitments for similar targets. The price tag for accomplishing these global goals is estimated to be up to $3 trillion a year for 15 years.

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Why This Health System Offers Refunds to Dissatisfied Patients

Harvard Business Review

.” Nonetheless, there was much discussion about the potential for “ moral hazard ” abuses of the program as it scaled to our entire population; would a small subset of participants subsidize their care by demanding unwarranted refunds?

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

Harvard Business Review

Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance. Participants were asked to provide an open-ended response to the question, “What is your primary political party affiliation?” chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).