Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

For example] the longer term payback on solar helps us get to scale down the road.". In short, Walmart has tweaked its ROI requirements for green power initiatives to reflect more of the big picture. And making choices that do have measurable, but longer-term, strategic value should be par for the course as well.

ROI 13

ROI IRR Power Payback Period 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Improving energy efficiency standards for things like appliances and federal buildings, a worthy follow up to the aggressive auto fuel efficiency standards passed last year. I had hoped that a second term president could raise the stakes and firmly grab all those third rails. Business will feel government action on many fronts.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period Energy Politics Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Charles Gibb, Belvedere’s CEO, says it made a strategic choice to invest in this project, even though it had a longer payback period than normal. As usual, short-term pressures on financial performance are a concern, and change takes time. As a result, Belvedere’s greenhouse gas emissions have dropped by 40%.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8