H a r v a r d | B u s i n e s s | S c h o o lExecutive EducationMounting social and environmental pressures are reshaping the competitive landscape for companies in every industry. Increasingly, companies are expected to adopt a social purpose and practice stakeholder capitalism, and yet few companies know how to do so in ways that also strengthen their performance. Investors are also paying a premium for ESG leaders, but most companies fail to explain how their sustainability efforts create value for shareholders.
This program will prepare you to meet this challenge by equipping you with frameworks centered around the concept of Creating Shared Value. Developed by Creating Shared Value authors Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer, the program will show you how to move beyond corporate social responsibility and sustainability reports and shift your company's strategy to create positive social impact in ways that also drive business success. In today's world, companies that create Shared Value by addressing societal challenges as part of their core strategy achieve a higher market capitalization and an enduring competitive advantage.
Mounting social and environmental pressures are reshaping the competitive landscape for companies in every industry. Increasingly, companies are expected to adopt a social purpose and practice stakeholder capitalism, and yet few companies know how to do so in ways that also strengthen their performance. Investors are also paying a premium for ESG leaders, but most companies fail to explain how their sustainability efforts create value for shareholders.
This program will prepare you to meet this challenge by equipping you with frameworks centered around the concept of Creating Shared Value. Developed by Creating Shared Value authors Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer, the program will show you how to move beyond corporate social responsibility and sustainability reports and shift your company's strategy to create positive social impact in ways that also drive business success. In today's world, companies that create Shared Value by addressing societal challenges as part of their core strategy achieve a higher market capitalization and an enduring competitive advantage.
To accelerate organizational change, teams of executives are encouraged but not required.
Program for Leadership Development participants earn 3 PLDA Points on completion of this program.
To accelerate organizational change, teams of executives are encouraged but not required.
Program for Leadership Development participants earn 3 PLDA Points on completion of this program.
When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.
When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.
Featuring faculty presentations, case studies, guest speakers, and guided discussions, the Purpose and Profit: Creating Shared Value program offers a rich learning experience that emphasizes practical application. In addition to hearing firsthand from CEOs who have successful integrated Shared Value into their companies, you will explore cases about innovative global organizations.
Participants should expect to spend at least 9-12 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.
Featuring faculty presentations, case studies, guest speakers, and guided discussions, the Purpose and Profit: Creating Shared Value program offers a rich learning experience that emphasizes practical application. In addition to hearing firsthand from CEOs who have successful integrated Shared Value into their companies, you will explore cases about innovative global organizations.
Participants should expect to spend at least 9-12 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.
Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.
Baker Foundation Professor, Malcolm P. Mcnair Professor of Marketing, Emeritus
Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration
Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.
Baker Foundation Professor, Malcolm P. Mcnair Professor of Marketing, Emeritus
Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration