Climate change : the insights you need from Harvard Business Review / by Harvard Business Review.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvard Business Review, author.

Contributor:

Harvard Business Review Press.

Standardized Title:

Climate change (Harvard Business Review)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Economic aspects.

Climatic changes.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Climate change is threatening our world. How are you responding? Heat waves, flooding, extreme storms, harsh winters. The effects of climate change are only getting worse. How can you ensure your organization is taking the right steps to mitigate this threat--and what can you, as an individual, do to help? These articles by experts and researchers will help you understand how climate change is affecting the future of business. Climate Change: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will prepare you to join in the current discussion, identify immediate and long-term risks for your company, and plan for the future. Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind? Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part One. Understanding climate change:

Leading a new era of climate action: incremental change is not enough / by Andrew Winston

When environmental regulations are tighter at home, companies emit more abroad: there should be no haven for pollution / by Itzhak (Zahi) Ben-David, Stefanie Kleimeier, and Michael Viehs

The state of socially responsible investing: bring capital to cause / by Adam Connaker and Saadia Madsbjerg

Dematerialization and what it means for the economy - and climate change: is using fewer resources enough? / an interview with Andrew McAfee by Curt Nickisch

Part Two. Taking action: Why "de-growth" shouldn't scare businesses: how to respond when customers want less / by Thomas Roulet and Joel Bothello

Is your company ready for a zero-carbon future?

reduce your risk by accounting for it in your strategy / by Nigel Topping

Making cryptocurrency more environmentally sustainable: balance the high energy costs of bitcoin and blockchain / by Marc Blinder

Climate change is going to transform where and how we build: invest in resilience / by John D. Macomber

How businesses can brace for catastrophe: anticipate, cope, and adapt / by Yvette Mucharraz y Cano

Young people are leading the way on climate change, and companies need to pay attention: join them / by Andrew Winston.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.