Can an “Ethical” Bank Support Guns and Fracking?

The founder of Rocky Mountain Green Bank sees that his company urgently needs to create guidelines for decisions.

by

Christopher Marquis

and

Juan Almandoz

by

Christopher Marquis

and

Juan Almandoz

From the Magazine (April 2014)

HBR’s fictionalized case studies present dilemmas faced by leaders in real companies and offer solutions from experts. This one is based on the HBS Case Study “First Green Bank: Bringing Bloom to Desert Landscapes” (case no. 9-413-073), by Christopher Marquis and Juan Almandoz.

A version of this article appeared in the April 2014 issue of Harvard Business Review.

Christopher Marquis is Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at Cambridge Judge Business School and author of the new book, Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise
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John Almandoz is an assistant professor in the department of Managing People in Organizations at IESE Business School. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, institutions, and top management teams and boards of directors.

Can an “Ethical” Bank Support Guns and Fracking?

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