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Mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure in the European Union
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Andrews, PhillipCase HBS-111120-EAccounting and ControlIn 2011, the European Commission was deciding on how to best modify the existing European Union policy on corporate disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Previous directives had recommended that European companies report ESG information, but now the EC was deciding if organizations should be required to disclose nonfinancial information. The EC had to determine what types of organizations would be required to disc...Starting at €8.20
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Harlem Capital: Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship (A)
Serafeim, George; Freiberg, DavidCase HBS-120040-EAccounting and ControlJarrid Tingle and Henri Pierre-Jacques had spent the summer between their first and second years of their Harvard Business School MBA program fund raising for their start-up Venture Capital (VC) firm, Harlem Capital Partners. Harlem Capital was founded upon the principle that addressing the VC funding gap for minorities and women - whom received only 3 percent of total VC funding - could produce superior returns. Tingle and Pierre-Jacques were pa...Starting at €8.20
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The Performance Frontier: Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, GeorgeArticle HBS-R1305B-EService and Operations ManagementToo often, companies launch sustainability programs with the hope that they'll be financially rewarded for doing good, even when those programs aren't relevant to their strategy and operations. They fail to understand the trade-offs between financial performance and performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Improving one typically comes at a cost to the other. But it doesn't have to be this way. It's possible to simultane...Starting at €8.20
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Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)
Serafeim, George; Gombos, Shannon; Henderson, Rebecca M.Case HBS-115021-EAccounting and ControlAt Barclays Capital, Omar Selim had spearheaded the development of Arabesque-a new socially responsible asset management firm designed to appeal to all investors wishing to invest according to broadly held environmental and social values, as well as to investors wishing to align their investments with their faith. Should Selim give up a very successful career to compete in a highly competitive business, in which it could be very hard to build a d...Starting at €8.20
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Dow Chemical: Innovating for Sustainability
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Li, Shelley XinCase HBS-112064-EAccounting and ControlDow Chemical is one of the few major American industrial corporations that was founded in the late 19th century that is still in existence. From its origins producing bromine out of the brine underneath Midland, Michigan, the company has evolved from a diversified commodity chemical company to an advanced materials company whose products and services can make its clients more sustainable. During the 1960s and 1970s the company received a series o...Starting at €8.20
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Accor: Designing an Asset-Right Business and Disclosure Strategy
Khan, Mozaffar; Serafeim, GeorgeCase HBS-115036-EAccounting and ControlSebastien Bazin was now in charge of Accor, the world's largest French hotelier, a CAC 40 company with 3,600 hotels in 92 countries and a market cap of 10 billion. Previously as the European head of Colony Capital, one of the largest private equity groups and the largest shareholder of Accor, Bazin had since 2005 relentlessly pushed an asset-lite strategy from his perch on the Accor Board in the face of vigorous opposition from employees, seni...Starting at €8.20
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Integrated Reporting at Aegon
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Ribot, Sydney; Krzus, Michael P.Case HBS-315011-EIn 2011, Aegon adopted integrated reporting - a corporate reporting approach that sought to present company performance in a holistic light by considering medium- to long-term issues, stakeholder opinions, and the relationship between material financial and nonfinancial data. By 2013, Aegon had reduced the page count of its annual corporate reporting documents, helped stakeholders gain a more thoroughgoing understanding of its strategy, and begun...Starting at €8.20
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The Future of Mobility: Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications
Serafeim, George; Freiberg, DavidCase HBS-118008-EAccounting and ControlThis technical note explores how advancements in technology are fundamentally transforming how consumers interact with mobility. Transformation is being driven by three independent trends: the emergence of affordable electric vehicles, the development of autonomous vehicles and the growth of modernized ride sharing. When integrated, these trends create a transportation model which utilizes a fleet of autonomous, electric vehicles which are not pr...Starting at €8.20
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Natura Cosmeticos, S.A.
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Heffernan, JamesCase HBS-412052-EAccounting and ControlRodolfo Guttilla, Director of Corporate Affairs for Natura Cosm ticos S.A. (Natura), prepared for a meeting with key stakeholders to discuss the future of integrated reporting at Natura. A cosmetics company with a strong brand, robust growth in international and domestic markets, and premium price and margins, Natura was consistently rated as one of the preferred places to work in Brazil. Its focus on social and environmental responsibility was ...Starting at €8.20
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Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd: Linking Compensation to Sustainability Metrics
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Li, Shelley Xin; Knight, AlanCase HBS-412075-EAccounting and ControlRobert Venter, second-generation Chief Executive (CE) of family-owned Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd (Altron), considered the pros and cons of more clearly linking the firm's compensation system to sustainability performance. In June 2011, Altron, a conglomerate headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, controlled more than 200 companies in Africa, Europe, the US, the UK, Australia, and the Far East. More than 14,000 employees designed, de...Starting at €8.20