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Capturing the Green Advantage

What green consumers want and how to deliver it
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The Key Questions

Companies and consumers finally understand green as something more than a fad. In this special report, via surveys, interviews, web resources, and a roundtable discussion, MIT Sloan Management Review explores the best ideas for building green products that capture consumers and green practices that sustain businesses. What are the best practices? Which companies are doing them well?

Feb 25
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Research: For Real, Not Just For Show

Even in a downturn, “green” consumers constitute a market worth winning. A new research study from the Boston Consulting Group shows that lack of awareness and information about green product offerings—not higher prices—are what can keep customers away.
Mar 2

INTERVIEW: Green, Despite the Downturn

A partner and managing director in The Boston Consulting Group’s Düsseldorf office ponders what has changed since she conducted the “Capturing the Green Advantage” survey—and what hasn’t.
Mar 5

CASE STUDY: Sustaining an Emotional Business

How does the venerable Swiss watchmaker make sustainability a source of competitive advantage?

Executive Roundtable

Experts and practitioners discuss what it takes to gain and maintain a competitive advantage via sustainable practices.
Mar 11

Ray Anderson

Founder and Chairman, Interface, Inc.

Jeffrey Hollender

President & Chief Inspired Protagonist, Seventh Generation

Sheila Bowman

Senior Manager of Outreach and Education, Seafood Watch
Mar 12

Balu Balagopal

Senior Partner & Managing Director; Global Topic Leader, Sustainable Development; The Boston Consulting Group
Mar 13

Kathrin Winkler

Senior Director, Corporate Sustainability, EMC Corp.

William A. Swope

Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Sustainability Group, Intel Corp.
Mar 16

Mitch Jackson

Director of Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, FedEx
Mar 17

Francois Ajenstat

Director of Environmental Sustainability, Microsoft Corp.
Mar 18

Charles Kane

President & Chief Operating Officer, One Laptop per Child

Mark Stoler

Director, Environmental, Health and Safety Operations, General Electric Co.
Mar 19

Bob Langert

Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility, McDonald’s Corp.
Mar 20

Jimmy Guterman

Executive Editor, MIT Sloan Management Review

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