Resources
The Book
Recommended by the Financial Times…
Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive AdvantageGo beneath the surface of the Green Wave sweeping the business world.
Learn More...
Articles & Case Studies
Articles/Journals
- Gladwin, Thomas N. “Environmental Policy Trends Facing Multinationals.” California Management Review 20, no.2 (1977): 81–93.
- Hart, Stuart L. “Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World.” Harvard Business Review 75, no.1 (1997): 66–76.
- Hoffman, Andrew J. “Climate Change Strategy: The Business Logic Behind Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reductions.” California Management Review 47, no.3 (2005): 21–46.
- Lovins, Amory B., L. Hunter Lovins, and Paul Hawken. “A Road Map for Natural Capitalism.” Harvard Business Review 77, no.3 (1999): 145–159.
- Packard, Kimberly O’Neill, and Forest Reinhardt. “What Every Executive Needs to Know About Global Warming.” Harvard Business Review 78, no.4 (2000): 129–135.
- Porter, Michael. “America’s Green Strategy.” Scientific American 264 (1991): 168.
- Porter, Michael E., and Claas Van Der Linde. “Green and Competitive: Ending the Stalemate.” Harvard Business Review 73, no.5 (1995): 120–134.
- Reinhardt, Forest L. “Bringing the Environment Down to Earth.” Harvard Business Review 77, no.4 (1999): 149.
- Repetto, Robert, and Duncan Austin. “An Analytical Tool for Managing Environmental Risks Strategically.” Corporate Environmental Strategy 7, no.1 (2000): 72–84.
- Steger, Ulrich. “Corporations Capitalize on Environmentalism.” Business and Society Review 75, no.3 (1990): 72–73.
- Thornton, Dorothy, Robert A. Kagan, and Neil Gunningham. “Sources of Corporate Environmental Performance.” California Management Review 46, no.1 (2003): 127–141.
- Vogel, David J. “Is There a Market for Virtue? The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility.” California Management Review 47, no.4 (2005): 19–45.
- Vogel, David J. “The Low Value of Virtue.” Harvard Business Review 83, no.6 (2005).
- Walley, Noah, and Bradley Whitehead. “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” Harvard Business Review 72, no.3 (1994): 46–51.
Case Studies
Harvard Business School
- ABN AMRO Real: Banking on Sustainability, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ricardo Reisen de Pinho, 2005
- Can One Green Deliver Another?, Taylor Wilkerson, 2005
- The Equator Principles: An Industry Approach to Managing Environmental and Social Risks, Benjamin C. Esty, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Aldo Sesia Jr., 2005
- Migros, Forest L. Reinhardt, Vincent Dessain, Anders Sjoman, 2005
- Anatomy of a Corporate Campaign: Rainforest Action Network and Citigroup (A), David P. Baron, David S. Barlow, Ann M. Barlow, Erin Yurday, 2004
- Broad Air Conditioning and Environmental Protection, Paul W. Beamish, Zhi Yi He, Meng Sun, 2004
- Choosing the Right Green Marketing Strategy, Jill Meredith Ginsberg, Paul N. Bloom, 2004
- Collaborating with Activists: How Starbucks Works with NGOs, Paul Argenti, 2004
- Elephant Walk Thru, William J. Ritchie, Matthew S. Shell, Ravi Corea, Chandeep Corea, 2004
- Fuel Cells: The Hydrogen Revolution?, Thomas Eisenmann, R. Matthew Willis, 2004
- International Rivers Network and the Bujagali Dam Project (A), Benjamin C. Esty, Aldo Sesia Jr., 2004
- Nestle: Sustainable Agriculture Initiative, Forest Reinhardt, 2004
- Recyclers v. Superfund (A): The Politics of "Unintended Consequences", Daniel Diermeier, Herschel Cutler, Jonathan Cutler, 2004
- Strategic Activism: The Rainforest Action Network, David P. Baron, David S. Barlow, Ann M. Barlow, Erin Yurday, 2004
- Supply Loops and Their Constraints: The Industrial Ecology of Recycling and Reuse, Roland Geyer, Ted Jackson, 2004
- Timberland: Commerce and Justice, James E. Austin, Herman B. Leonard, James W. Quinn, 2004
- Why Environmental Scanning Works Except When You Need It, Brian J. Huffman, 2004
- AEMA: Learning Environmental Entrepreneurship, Gabriel Berger, Mario Roitter, Cecilia Rena, 2003
- Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts: Gauging Investors' Views onCorporate Social Responsibility, Eliza Tse, Pauline Ng, Kay Ross, 2003
- Cape Wind, John T. Gourville, Kerry Herman, 2003
- The Challenges of Innovating for Sustainable Development, Jeremy Hall, Harrie Vredenburg, 2003
- Environmental Defense, Forest Reinhardt, 2003
- Ethyl Corp. of Virginia: The MMT Battle in Canada (A), Tony S. Frost, Gerry Keim, David T.A. Wesley, 2003
- Financing Biodiversity Conservation by the Global Conservation Fund, Mihir A. Desai, Julia D. Stevens, 2003
- Interface's Evergreen Services Agreement, Rogelio Oliva, James Quinn, 2003
- The Nature Conservancy, Allen Grossman, Jane Wei-Skillern, Kristin J. Lieb, 2003
- Patagonia, Forest Reinhardt, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Debbie Freier, 2003
- Posada Amazonas, Jesus Revilla, Felipe Perez, 2003
- The Power of Activism: Assessing the Impact of NGOs on Global Business, Debora L. Spar, Lane T. La Mure, 2003
- A Smart Supply Chain for a Smart Product: Micro Compact Car Smart GmbH, Hau L. Lee, Ozlem Yuksel, 2003
- The Strategy of Sustainability: A Systems Perspective on Environmental Initiatives, R Scott Marshall, Darrell Brown, 2003
- Sustainable Conservation--Where Next?, Jane Wei-Skillern, Velina Peneva, 2003
- Sustainable Development at Shell (B), Jane Wei-Skillern, 2003
- Trust for Public Land, Christopher Canellos, Gregory J. Scott, 2003
- WWF, John A. Quelch, Nathalie Laidler, 2003
- Applied Sustainability LLC: Making a Business Case for By-Product Synergy, Terry Anderson, Susan Mackenzie, 2002
- Clean Harbors, Daniel McCarthy, David T.A. Wesley, 2002
- Forest Stewardship Council, James E. Austin, Ezequiel Reficco, 2002
- Global Climate Change After Marrakech (A), Forest Reinhardt, Patia McGrath, 2002
- The Next Wave of Corporate Community Involvement: Corporate Social Initiatives, David Hess, Nikolai Rogovsky, Thomas W. Dunfee, 2002
- Noranda, Inc.: Mining, Smelting, and Sustainability?, Richard H.K. Vietor, 2002
- Starbucks and Conservation International, James E. Austin, Cate Reavis, 2002
- Yangcheng: AES in China, Richard H.K. Vietor, 2002
- The Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A), Benjamin C. Esty, Carrie Ferman, 2001
- Good Neighbors: Implementing Social and Environmental Strategies with the BSC, Marc J. Epstein, Priscilla S. Wisner, 2001
- Innovating Our Way to the Next Industrial Revolution, Peter M. Senge, Goran Carstedt, 2001
- International Paper's Wildlife and Recreation Program, Terry Anderson, J. Bishop Grewell, 2001
- Monsanto's Genetically Modified Organisms: The Battle for Hearts and Shopping Aisles, Ulrich Steger, Mope Ogunsulire, Catherine A. Ramus, Carina Hum, 2001
- NESWC (A), Michael A. Wheeler, 2001
- Property Rights in New Zealand Abalone Fisheries, Terry Anderson, J. Bishop Grewell, 2001
- Sheaffer International's BOOM Program, Terry Anderson, J. Bishop Grewell, 2001
- Sustainability at Hewlett-Packard: From Theory to Practice, Lynelle Preston, 2001
- Sustainable Development and Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000, Forest Reinhardt, 2001
- Sustainable Growth, the DuPont Way, Chad Holliday, 2001
- U.S. Plastic Lumber, Terry Anderson, J. Bishop Grewell, 2001
- Agricultural Biotechnology and Its Regulation, Forest Reinhardt, 2000
- Global Climate Change and BP Amoco, Forest Reinhardt, 2000
- Plum Creek Timber (A), Max H. Bazerman, Hannah Riley, Dov Brachfeld, John G. Troast Jr., 2000
- Standard or Smokescreen?: Implementation of a VoluntaryEnvironmental Code, Jennifer Howard, Jennifer Nash, John Ehrenfeld, 2000
- AES Global Values, Lynn Sharp Paine, 1999
- The Brita Products Co., John Deighton, 1999
- Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Forest Reinhardt, 1999
- Environmental Risk Management at Chevron Corp., Forest Reinhardt, Monica Mandelli, Jennifer Burns, 1999
- Harvard Business Review on Business & the Environment (Paperback), 1999
- Marine Stewardship Council, Sonya Grier, Susan Masserang, Jonathan Tinter, 1999
- Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A), Lynn Sharp Paine, Mihnea C. Moldoveanu, 1999
- Royal Dutch/Shell in Transition (A), Lynn Sharp Paine, 1999
- Trojan Technologies, Inc.: Organizational Structuring for Growth and Customer Service, John H. Eggers, Greg Upton, 1999
- Yahoo!: Business on Internet Time, Jan W. Rivkin, Jay Girotto, 1999
- Du Pont Freon Products Division (A), Richard H.K. Vietor, Forest Reinhardt, 1998
- Environmental Product Differentiation: Implications for Corporate Strategy, Forest Reinhardt, 1998
- 3M: Negotiating Air Pollution Credits (A), Michael A. Wheeler, Thomas D. Dretler, 1997
- Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World, Stuart L. Hart, 1997
- National Pork Producers Council, Ray A. Goldberg, Tom Clay, 1997
- Shrimp Farming in Ecuador, David W. Conklin, 1997
- Walden Woods, William J. Poorvu, Arthur I. Segel, 1997
- Brent Spar Incident: "A Shell of a Mess", Stephen A. Greyser, Norman Klein, 1996
- Freeport Indonesia, Richard H.K. Vietor, 1996
- Hydro-Quebec: In Pursuit of the Great Whale, Stephen A. Greyser, Norman Klein, 1996
- Lean and Green: The Move to Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, Richard Florida, 1996
- Shell, Greenpeace, and Brent Spar, Daniel Diermeier, 1996
- Negotiating the Right to Know: Rhone-Poulenc and Manchester, Texas (A1), Michael A. Wheeler, 1995
- Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (A), Debora Spar, Suzanne Hull, Julia Kou, 1995
- Green Marketing at Rank Xerox, Jeffrey F. Rayport, Joep VanThiel, 1994
- Note on Contingent Environmental Liabilities, Richard H.K. Vietor, Forest Reinhardt, Jackie P. Roberts, 1994
- Ocean Spray Cranberries: Environmental Risk Management, Richard H.K. Vietor, Fiona E.S. Murray, 1994
- StarKist (A), Richard H.K. Vietor, Forest Reinhardt, Peggy Duxbury, 1994
- Xerox: Design for the Environment, Richard H.K. Vietor, Fiona E.S. Murray, 1994
- Block 16: Conoco's "Green" Oil Strategy (A), Malcolm S. Salter, Susan E.A. Hall, 1993
- Environment and International Trade, Forest Reinhardt, Edward Prewitt, 1993
- Polaroid: Managing Environmental Responsibilities and Their Costs, Mary E. Barth, Marc J. Epstein, Richard D. Stark, 1993
- Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A), Forest Reinhardt, 1992
- Conoco's "Green" Oil Strategy (A), Malcolm S. Salter, Joseph L. Badaracco Jr., Susan E.A. Hall, 1992
- Johnson & Johnson: Hospital Services, Andrall E. Pearson, Johanna M. Hurstak, 1992
- Negotiation Exercise on Tradeable Pollution Allowances: General Background Information, Willis Emmons, 1992
- Trading the Right to Pollute: Developing the Market for Pollution Allowances, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Susan E.A. Hall, 1992
- Champion International Corp.: Timber, Trade, and the Northern Spotted Owl, Forest Reinhardt, 1991
- Responsible Care, George C. Lodge, Jeffrey F. Rayport, 1991
- McDonald's and the Environment (A), Sharon M. Livesey, 1990
Stanford University
- Applied Sustainability LLC: Making A Business Case for Byproduct Synergy, 2002
- International Paper's Wildlife and Recreation Program, 2001
- Property Rights in New Zealand Abalone Fisheries, 2001
- Shaeffer International's Boom Program, 2001
- Marine Stewardship Council , 2000
University of California, Berkley
- Business Responses to Climate Change: Identifying Emergent Strategies, 2005
- Climate Change Strategy: The Business Logic Behind Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reductions, 2005
- Guidelines for Social Return on Investment, 2004
- The Growing Strategic Importance of End-of-Life Product Management, 2003
- Sources of Corporate Environmental Performance, 2003
- The Strategy of Sustainability: A Systems Perspective on Environmental Initiatives, 2003
- Corporations, Communities, and Conservation: The Mountain Institute and Antamina Mining Company, 2001
- A Framework for Analyzing Environmental Voluntary Agreements, 2001
- Gaining From Green Management: Environmental Management Systems Inside and Outside the Factory, 2001
- Organizational Support for Employees: Encouraging Creative Ideas for Environmental Sustainability, 2001
- Sustainability at Hewlett-Packard: From Theory to Practice, 2001
- Standard or Smokescreen? Implementation of a Voluntary Environmental Code, 2000
- Environmental Product Differentiation: Implications for Corporate Strategy, 1998
- Business and International Environmental Treaties: Ozone Depletion and Climate Change, 1997
- Lean and Green: The Move to Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, 1996
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Kellogg School of Management
- Recyclers v Superfund (A): The Politics of 'UnintendedConsequences', 2004
- Recyclers v Superfund (B): The Politics of 'UnintendedConsequences', 2004
- Recyclers v Superfund (C): The Politics of 'UnintendedConsequences', 2004
- Recyclers v Superfund (D): The Politics of 'UnintendedConsequences', 2004
London Business School
- Assessing Social Return (A): Regale Corporation, 2004
- Assessing Social Return (B): Windowsw of Opportunity, 2004
- Assessing Social Return (C): Pachamama Coffee Co-Op, 2004
- Indian Oxygen Limited: Transformation in India, 1996
- Barclays and South Africa (B), 1989
- Towerbridge Limited (A), 1986
IMD
- Environmental Remediation - A Problem to Manage Globally or Locally?, 2004
- Polyolefin Industry 2003, 2003
- Better Now than Later, 2000
- Marine Stewardship Council (A): Is A Joint Venture Possible Between 'Suits and Sandals'?, 2000
- The Marine Stewardship COuncil (B): Departing in Uncharted Waters, 2000
- Monsanto's Genetically Modified Organisms: The Battle for Hearts and Shopping Aisles, 2000
- Rohner Textil AG (A): Surviving the Impossible, 1999
- Rohner Textil AG (B): Leveraging Sustainability, 1999
- Xerox and the Waste Free Office (A), 1999
- Xerox and the Waste Free Office (B), 1999
- To Eat or Not to Eat: Mampf Foods and the Biotechnology Question (A), 1998
- To Eat or Not to Eat: Mampf Foods and the Biotechnology Question (B), 1998
- MTS - Returnable Transport Packaging System, 1997
- Phasing Out the Jumbo's: Henkel and teh Problems of Voluntary Environmental Agreements, 1997
- The Brent Spar Platform Controversy (A), 1996
- The Brent Spar Platform Controversy (B), 1996
- The Brent Spar Platform Controversy (C), 1996
- Tupperware and the Bund, 1996
- Kvaerner's Experience in Accounting for and Reporting Its Environmental Performance, 1995
- Volkswagon's Evironmental Car (A): Marketing to New-Age Customers, 1993
- Volkswagon's Evironmental Car (B): Marketing to New-Age Customers, 1993
- The Fashion Success Story of the 1980s: Benetton SpA, 1990
- Club Med Sales Inc. (A), 1987
- Ford of Europe(A), 1984
- Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, 1975
- Policy Research: Its Aims and Tools, 1972
INSEAD
- Should Business Influence the Science and Politics of Global Environmental Change? The Oil Industry and Climate Change (A&B), 2005
- Always the Sun: A Case for Solar Energy, 2003
- Clean and Abundant? A Case for a Hydrogen Economy, 2003
- Real Options at Polaris Energy Corporation (A): The Spectrum Alliance, 2002
- Seeds of Discontent: Genetically Modified Organisms, Non-Governmental Organizations, and the (Mortal?) Wounding of an Industry, 2001
- Should Business Influence the Science and Politics of Global Environmental Change? The Oil Industry and Climate Change (B) Climate Change Strategies of Three Multinational Oil Corporations, 2001
- Ecover, 1995
- Environmental Policy in the European Community, 1995
- Technical Note on the Economics of the Environment and Environmental Policy, 1995
- BPX And ANWR, 1994
- Industry CFC Replacement Strategies, 1994
Henley Management College
ICFAI Centre for Management Research
- CSR Initiatives at HSBC: Making Good Business Sense , 2005
- Environmental Management at Coca-Cola , 2004
- Mercury Poisoning at Kodaikanal and Hindustan Lever's Response (Part A), 2004
- Mercury Poisoning at Kodaikanal and Hindustan Lever's Response (Part B), 2004
- Ashok Leyland's ISO 14001 Journey, 2002
ICFAI Knowledge Center
- Brazil's Dilemma: Forests or Foreign Exchange?, 2004
- Cemex: Ecoefficiency Program, 2004
- Managing Environmental Risks, 2003
International University in Geneva
- Environmental Management Training Materials, 1986
- Flexible Learning Packages: Instructions for the Organiser, 1986
Oranfield School of Management-Orafield University
- Must It Cost the Earth?, 1997
- Bagnall Electronics, 1988
- Barclays and South Africa, 1988