Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

Investors from hedge funds to insurance companies are operating in an environment of low yields, near-zero interest rates, and a glut of savings. Innovation in Cities. However, social impact and pay-for-success securities could unlock substantial foundation, philanthropic, and NGO assets to buffer the risk for return-seeking capital.

Finance 8

Finance Bond Innovation Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

It recognizes this new reality will spell decline for some commercial activities, but growth for others who find better ways of operating. Unilever's strategy for 2020 is formulated in direct response to that quest for improved quality of life in a much more resource-constrained context.

Globalization 15

Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2015

I’ve been in contact with Heiny and her team at Target over the last year about the program she helped build to drive product innovation and more sales. The company has made significant efforts to improve store operations with their impressive energy efficiency work and the purchase of more solar power than any entity in the U.S.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Chemicals Retail 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. And citizens, using new social media tools and old-fashioned marches, rose up to drive change. Serious legislation like a carbon tax — even in the U.S.

Chemicals 15

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

But I think the interesting part comes when they start to see it as an opportunity for innovations that are financially beneficial as well as socially beneficial. For example, installing a rapidly deployable flood barrier around your campus can help keep your buildings operational during megastorms. The result will be innovation.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% These and other benefits translate into better cost management, agricultural innovation, and increased land productivity and quality. of revenues) and $13 million to $62 million (0.01% to 0.7%

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

She has only been finished her Residency in anesthesia for little over a year and is coordinating international WHO’s and the efforts of the likes of the Clinton Foundation, The UN and othe NGO’s. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. Sounds like a lifetime of accomplishments in leadership? She’s 37.

Blog 321

Blog Covey Learning-by-Doing Video 321

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Asheesh Advani – President and CEO, Junior Achievement Worldwide – the largest NGO dedicated to teaching young people about entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Operations Group Baring Private Equity.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Banking Magazine 70

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The same is true for social innovators. However, unlike many business leaders, it is easy for social innovators to overlook making an intentional effort to drive demand because the need for their innovation is so great. But even the most needed innovation does not sell itself. Consider that 86 million U.S. A team of U.S.

Innovation 13

Innovation Rogers NGO Participative 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The Obama administration issued new standards to double the fuel economy of cars and trucks , and the National Resources Defense Council (an NGO) proposed using the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from power plants by 25%. Sustainability innovation opens up: Unilever, Heineken, and EMC ask the world for help. In the U.S.,

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

And while almost all the examples I cite are from West Africa, many of these ideas and innovations are well suited for emerging markets around the world. Another example of an infrastructure patch that has already gotten attention in the West is BRCK, the spin-off commercial service from renowned NGO Ushahidi.

CRM 10

CRM Marketing Supply Chain NGO 10