Posts by Center for Responsible Business
Sustainable Products Don’t Build Sustainable Companies
September 09, 2022
Photo by Svitlana on Unsplash Written By: Morgan Zemaitis 6/22/2022 A Razor Revolution In 2017, I bought a safety razor. The sweltering summer in Atlanta was ending, and I had gone through over $50…
CRB Student Advisory Board Summer Experiences
September 08, 2021
Tess Krasne, MBA 2022 MBA Special Projects Intern & Associate at Getaway & Alante Capital I worked with the CEO and Chief of Staff at Getaway to explore new strategic growth opportunities in the “free time” space. I put together…
Meet Natalie Valentin: 2021 CRB Fellow
September 08, 2021
The Center for Responsible Business is proud to introduce Natalie Valentin as our 2021-2023 Fellow. The inception of the CRB Fellowship in 2011 is a symbol of our commitment to advancing graduates who will redefine conventional business practices…
CRB Associate Director Seren Pendleton-Knoll’s Final Day
August 24, 2021
Dear Friends of the Center for Responsible Business, As many of you know, our long-time CRB Associate Director Seren Pendleton-Knoll’s final day with us here at UC-Berkeley was Friday. Seren will soon assume the exciting new role of Director,…
Students Stress Global Sustainability Challenges to HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
July 30, 2021
Written by: Madeleine Wong, CRB Student Advisory Board Member, UGBA and Environmental Economics & Policy ’22 On April 27, 2021 the Crown Prince of Norway, His Royal Highness (H.R.H) Haakon Magnus, virtually visited the state of California,…
Sustainability: A Responsibility and Opportunity in California and the Nordics
April 29, 2021
Written by: Mahon Walsh, B.S. ’22 CRB Student Advisory Board member On March 24th, the Center for Responsible Business (CRB) presented Business Leadership for Sustainability Transformation, a roundtable discussing the role of business in driving…
Now more than ever: Collaboration for Sustainable Innovation in Fashion
April 27, 2021
Written by: Na Wang, EW MBA ‘23 and Kokei Otosi, FT MBA ‘22. CRB Sustainable Innovation Student Leads. It’s no secret that the fashion industry was dealt a huge blow by the pandemic. The industry severely contracted and millions of dollars in…
The Fashion Industry Takes Steps Toward Circularity
March 29, 2021
Written by Mahon Walsh, B.S. ’22 CRB Student Advisory Board member Fashion’s negative impacts are well known. The apparel industry emits about 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon per year, or 10% of the global carbon footprint. In…
Food Systems and The Climate Crisis: Reasons for Concern, Hope and Action
March 29, 2021
Written by Lauren Taymor, MBA ’21 CRB Student Advisory Board Member and CRB Fellow A few weeks ago I had the privilege of hearing from former Vice President Al Gore and Alice Waters about the challenges and opportunities of tackling the climate…
Revisiting the Plant Futures Symposium
February 22, 2021
To kick off the new year, Plant Futures launched into a weekend full of guest speakers from every corner of the world to unpack the plant-based industry. This symposium consisted of entrepreneurs, chefs, activists, academic scholars and doctors who…
