Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

But amidst a seemingly scripted set of responses on Walmart's supply chain and operational greening efforts, the discussion took an interesting turn. Second, Bedore spoke about how Walmart thinks about its investments in green power: "There is an ROI calculation on all sustainability investments like on all projects, but.we

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select. Digital companies, in contrast, chase risky projects that have lottery-like payoffs. Risk is now considered a feature, not a bug.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Belvedere Vodka, a brand with sales in 120 countries, has pursued many large-scale projects to reduce its CO2 footprint. 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. LVMH’s approach is somewhat unique.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2017

Both these efforts help the payback period arrive sooner, making collaboration a smarter investment for the next wave of people. For major collaboration projects, Dana-Farber assigned coleaders who shouldered the administrative burdens while the superstar researcher provided the thought leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

In our experience, well-designed retrofits can deliver 20%-50% energy savings with fast payback periods. But managing energy use—whether across a full corporation or just a single property—is as important as managing any other class of operating costs. Why not agree to buy electricity from them?

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