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Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2011

Harvard Business Review

While "running out" isn't really the right phrase, it's clear that delivering many commodities to market is getting harder and more expensive (we don't dig for oil a mile under the ocean for the heck of it). The best analysis of the resource scarcity mega-trend came from asset manager Jeremy Grantham. Right now, the U.S.

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Innovation Is as Much About Finding Partners as Building Products

Harvard Business Review

DNA genetic testing company 23andMe fell behind on its communications with the FDA, resulting in a temporary ban on marketing the company’s personal genetic screening services to the public. We often observe a wide-ranging set of initiatives and investments operating independently, and in some cases, even competitively.