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The nonprofit, nonpartisan GreenBiz.com works to harness the power of technology to bring environmental information, resources, and tools to the mainstream business community. |
Preparing MBAs for Social and Environmental Stewardship, the fourth in a series of reports by the Aspen Institute and the World Resources Institute spotlighting schools and faculty worldwide at the forefront of incorporating issues of social and environmental stewardship into the fabric of their MBA programs. |
The Center for Business and Government helps to develop solutions to some of society's most challenging problems at the interface of business and government. It is a catalyst, convener, and innovator at the critical intersection where private enterprise meets governance. In the United States and around the world, we promote economic growth while helping public officials promulgate fair, thoughtful and efficient policies. Bringing together thought leaders from both the public and private sectors, and drawing on the unparalleled intellectual resources of the Kennedy School and Harvard University, we examine the issues, create a dialogue, and seek answers.
More now than at any time in recent memory, we realize that strong economies and stable governments -- aligned with society's values -- form the foundation for prosperity and peace. And we have seen that it takes cooperation and leadership to reconcile robust and efficient markets with society's demand for equitable outcomes and to achieve public legitimacy and trust.
For almost two decades, our researchers and teachers have created a common ground where leaders from the public and private sectors meet to work on vital issues at the intersection of business, government, and civil society. We provide a forum in which key players from both sectors can come together, understand each other's perspective, and seek consensus -- honestly and effectively -- with expert help from our faculty.
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The Kennedy School of Government's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative seeks to study and enhance the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility. It is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder effort dedicated to exploring the intersection between corporate responsibility, corporate governance, public policy and the media. It aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice, encourage innovation, build leadership skills and support better understanding and constructive action between different sectors. The CSR Initiative achieves its mission through a combination of:
Research conducted by Harvard faculty, fellows and students, and in collaboration with external 'practitioner' experts and organizations;
Dialogues and workshops that convene leaders from business, government, civil society, academia and the media around emerging trends and critical dilemmas in corporate social responsibility;
Education activities to build relevant skills among the next generation of public and private sector leaders;
Outreach to share research findings and conclusions from dialogues with policy-makers, business leaders, academics, investors and the media.
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The Kenan Institute offers knowledge, networks and solutions that help companies, communities and countries manage the competitive challenges they face.
The Institute acts as a hub for collaboration among business, government, academia and civil society worldwide, helping clients and partners translate the latest knowledge into practical solutions and mutually beneficial results.
The Institute and its centers work on projects that help:
Businesses turn obstacles into opportunity, providing strategic help in visioning and business process strategy and management, from logistics systems to new market strategy, trends forecasting to executive education.
Countries and communities identify their competitive strengths and develop innovative strategies and lasting partnerships to achieve their goals.
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Enterprise leadership calls for the execution of potent strategies and timely decisions across traditional business functions and within networks of participating companies. CEL is dedicated to the study of enterprise leadership in the context of product supply, including supporting processes, management systems, and the configuration of physical and human assets. We specialize in advancing knowledge on critical topics in supply chain management and product development in global, multi-company settings. |
The William Davidson Institute is a non-profit, independent, research and educational institute dedicated to developing and disseminating expertise on issues affecting firms in transition economies. Integrating research, executive education, and practical project-based assistance, the Institute generates knowledge and offers unique educational opportunities to individuals as well as indigenous and multinational companies operating in transitional economies. It provides a forum for business leaders and public policy makers to discuss issues affecting the environment in which these companies operate.
The objective of the Institute's educational and research programs is to develop knowledge and capability that helps improve the effectiveness of firms and social welfare in these economies. Partnerships are formed with companies, institutions, and individuals around the world who collectively share their knowledge and resources to promote successful economics. |
The Center's mission is to address the challenges faced by corporations who have become the main agents of global social and political change through research and teaching. It is dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach that combines ethical with strategic and organizational concerns. |
The Center for Social Innovation (CSI) was created by the Stanford Graduate School of Business to invest its intellectual resources in a society confronted by profound needs and complex problems. CSI promotes solutions through a unique combination of interdisciplinary research, teaching that extends beyond the classroom, and efforts to engage with those who lead social change. The Center dissolves traditional sector boundaries, bringing together nonprofit leaders, corporate executives, government officials, and philanthropists to discuss, debate, analyze, and take action to strengthen our communities. |
The Center serves as a resource center where business, academic, government agency and NGO communities collaborate to identify, develop, communicate, and help implement practical and equitable business strategies to advance the ecological and economic sustainability of the Greater Chicago Area. |
The Center for Sustainable Systems Studies was established to achieve a synthesis of natural science, engineering and recent commitments by business to sustainable development. |
The Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing (CGDM) was formed to encourage multi- disciplinary research and education on environmental management, design for environment and pollution prevention issues in critical industries. |
The Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing (CGDM) was formed to encourage multi- disciplinary research and education on environmental management, design for environment and pollution prevention issues in critical industries. |
The institute is a center for special, collaborative, and applied research projects. The institute's activities aim to produce information that can help resolve complex problems and enable people to sustain the economies and environmental systems that support their communities. |
The Institute for Building Sustainable Communities seeks to foster the concept of sustainable community development as an integral part of education at the University of Detroit Mercy, in partnership with community groups and civic advocates. |
The mission of the Research Program in Social and Organizational Learning is: To contribute to the knowledge of social systems, to help individuals and groups improve their skills in making use of current social science knowledge, to assist organizations in adopting an experimental approach to their operations and hence to facilitate organizational learning, to advance the interdisciplinary fields of systems theory and cybernetics, and to expand the philosophy of science so it can more effectively guide social science research. |
The Center for Responsible Business strives to be a leader in corporate social responsibility research, both in the academic and practitioner arenas. In our early stage of development, we place priority on the Stakeholder Engagement and Transparency area, specifically focusing on developing quantitative metrics and measurement. |
The Center promotes and develops alliances among industry, government and academia to study the relationship of environmental policy to business management and operations. |
The program offers a unique, multi-disciplinary MBA emphasis in corporate environmental management (CEM). This program features courses in environmental science, law, risk management, and business strategy for MBA students to give them the integrated professional skills they need to solve real-world environmental challenges and lead the transition to sustainable business practices within corporations. |
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