1. Business & Environment Kick-off September 6, 2016

2. Business & Environment Initiative
Supports research, education, and outreach to promote solutions to the urgent environmental challenges facing business and society

3. Business & Environment Landscape
Curricular
Extra-Curricular
Career
Environmental Content
in the RC
Student Sustainability Associates
Energy & Environment Career Support
Elective Courses and Independent Projects
Clubs
Funding for Summer Internships & Leadership Fellowships
Courses at other HU Schools
New Venture
Competition
Alumni Events and Mentorship Program

4. Curriculum

5. Examples of Environmental Content in the RC
Curriculum
Examples of Environmental Content in the RC
Value creation and value capture in an industry where environmental externalities are critical
Technology and Operations Management: Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds for Change
Net present value, time value of money, and discount rates in decisions about whether to invest in energy efficiency
Finance I: Lighting the Way at the Manor House Hotel
Risk management and pricing in the context of crop insurance in rural India
Finance I: BASIX

6. Business & Environment Electives
Curriculum
Business & Environment Electives
Core Courses
Building Sustainable Cities and Infrastructure
Immersive Field Course:
Africa: Building Cities
  Reimagining Capitalism:
Business and Big Problems
Industry Verticals
Innovating in Energy
Agribusiness
Other Related Courses
Business at the Base of the Pyramid
Entrepreneurial Finance
Field Course:
Social Innovation Lab
Retailing

7. Independent Projects Business Model for Wecyclers
Curriculum
Independent Projects
Business Model for Wecyclers
Helped Nigerian recyclers increase tonnage of plastics waste collected and set up an economically viable system to process collected material (Prof. Rebecca Henderson)
Project ReGeneration — Power Plant Repurposing
Explored the market opportunity, site selection criteria, and unit economics to repurpose coal- fired power plants (Prof. John Macomber)
Electric Boiler in China
Addressed feasibility of retrofitting existing coal-fired boiler facilities with pulverized coal-fired boilers and integrating wind power to provide heating during the winter (Prof. Joe Lassiter)

8. Courses at Other Harvard University Schools
Curriculum
Courses at Other Harvard University Schools
Electricity Market Design: Prof. William Hogan, Harvard Kennedy School
Infrastructure investment, resource adequacy, pricing models, cost allocation, energy trading, forward hedging, market manipulation, distribution regulation, and policy for clean energy innovation
Contemporary Issues in Oil & Gas Law: Prof. Kate Konschnik, Harvard Law School
Fracking, takings, pipelines, and regulation
Climate Solutions Living Lab: Prof. Wendy Jacobs, Harvard Law School
Design practical solutions for reducing the use of fossil fuels in the U.S. and abroad
Sustainability for Health—Leadership Series: Prof. Joseph Allen, Harvard School of Public Health

9. Extra- Curricular

10. Sustainability Highlights (FY15)
Extra-Curricular
Sustainability Highlights (FY15)

11. Student Sustainability Associate Overview
Culture and Learning:
Student Sustainability Associate Overview
Extra-Curricular
10 SSAs, one per section
HBS students with an interest in environmental sustainability
Hired by Operations: $18/hrs, ~3- 4hrs/wk
Lead student campaigns & independent projects
Act as the sustainability resource for the section
Serve as advisors to the HBS Business & Environment Initiative
SSA Project: HBS Bee Hives
SSA Waste Campaign Challenge

12. Energy & Environment Club: Our Focus
Extra-Curricular
Energy & Environment Club: Our Focus
Mission
Connect students in the energy industry, educate and prepare students for careers in the energy industry, strengthen the energy community at HBS, and serve as a hub for energy innovation
Vision
Continued innovation is necessary to tackle the most pressing challenges in the energy and environment sectors, and we envision members of the HBS community having an impact both as thought leaders and innovators
Areas of Focus
Community – strengthen HBS and Boston energy community
Education – prepare students for careers in energy
Careers – network and build career in energy
Innovation – serve as a hub for innovation in energy

13. Energy & Environment Club: Our Initiatives
Extra-Curricular
Energy & Environment Club: Our Initiatives
Community
Education
Third Thursday happy hours
Small group dinners
Women’s wine night
Energy Bar at Greentown Labs
Energy Symposium on October 8th
Energy Industry 101 sessions
Alumni Panels in Energy
CPD Introductions to Energy Industry
Innovation
Careers
Greentown Labs collaboration
Harvard i-Lab and Rock Center
Energy Venture Fellows
MIT Clean Energy Prize
Company treks to San Francisco, Houston
Club resume book
On-campus presentations
Collaboration with BEI on mentorship

14. New Venture Competition Seeks Environmental Entrepreneurs
Extra-Curricular
New Venture Competition Seeks Environmental Entrepreneurs
New Venture Competition Kickoff! October 5, 5:00pm, Williams Room
Business Track for ventures with economic returns that drive substantial market value
Social Enterprise Track for ventures that drive social change using nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid models
Haruumi Shiode (MBA 2016), founder of Nature Inc.
(Nest for room air conditioners)
New Venture Competition Finalist, Business Track

15. Career

16. Funding for Summer Internships & Leadership Fellowships
Career
Funding for Summer Internships & Leadership Fellowships
Summer funding available to explore career opportunities in roles or geographic regions where compensation may be lower than traditional MBA
Second-year students entering nonprofit or public sectors may apply to HBS Leadership Fellows program. Past Leadership Fellow positions:
World Wildlife Fund
Nature Conservancy
Rocky Mountain Institute

17. Alumni Events Career Smriti Mishra, MBA 2012
Energy Markets Team Leader, EnerNOC
Patrick Song, MBA 2002
Senior Director of Finance, Oasys Water
Lauren Burrows, MBA 2013 VP WindSail Capital
Sylvain Mansier, MBA 2012
Co-Founder, CFO Sungage

18. BEI Student-Alumni Mentorship Program
Career
BEI Student-Alumni Mentorship Program
Connects MBA students with alumni working in environment, energy, and agribusiness careers
Students paired with alumni based on industry, location, career profile, and other sector-specific information
Timeline:
Week of October 3rd – Program announced via and through BEI newsletter along with instructions for how to sign up
October 17th – Last day to sign up!
Early November – BEI announces mentor-student matches via
Program contact: Marina I. Jokic, BEI Coordinator

19. Thank you!
Business & Environment Initiative
hbs.edu/environment