Posts by Center for Responsible Business
Agentic AI for the Public Good: Expanding Access to Critical Services
Discussions about artificial intelligence ethics often focus on its adverse effects, including bias, job loss, opaque decision-making, and the challenge of aligning technology with human values. However, when deployed responsibly, AI has the potential to provide a plethora of societal benefits by ex…
Welcome CRB’s 2025 Fellow
The Center for Responsible Business is proud to introduce Kiyan Mohebbizadeh (he/him) as our 2025-2027 Fellow. Initiated in 2011, the CRB Fellowship has been a lasting symbol of the Center’s commitment to advancing graduates who will redefine conventional business practices and strive for mean…
CRB Student Reflection: Forging My Own Path Through Berkeley-Haas
As I approach the end of my undergraduate journey at the Haas School of Business, I’ve been reflecting deeply on the path that brought me here and the road ahead—not just for myself, but for the broader community of students navigating today’s evolving business landscape. Coming from a non-tra…
Electric Vehicles and Human Rights: The Other Side of the Mineral Supply Chain
Last year in 2024, I moved to San Francisco from Tokyo. It was my first time setting foot in California, but after five years in the automotive industry, I’d long been watching this market from afar. California has always been a benchmark for electric vehicle (EV) adoption—one of the fastest-mov…
From Skeptic to Learner: What the Nordics Taught Me About Capitalism
My journey began four months ago with a healthy dose of skepticism. On the first day of our course on “Sustainable Capitalism in the Nordics?” we were asked a deceptively simple question: “Is capitalism sustainable?” I met it with quiet doubt. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Enviro…
Protected: Human Rights in Business: A Fireside Chat with Smruti Govan, PepsiCo.
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Pausing, Pivoting, and Reimagining Impact: Reflections from the CRB x BEACN Grad Panel
On March 5th, BEACN and the Haas Center for Responsible Business (CRB) co-hosted a panel that went far beyond the typical graduate school Q&A. João Ricardo K., Francesca Bitton, Margo Wilwerding, and Katiza Mitrovic—graduate students in the Haas MBA, MBA/MCS, and MPP programs—offered candid…
Advancing the Dialogue: AI, Business, and the Future of Human Rights
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping how we live, interact, and do business. With this radical digital transformation comes a wave of important ethical questions: How do we ensure AI is developed responsibly? How do we protect equity, justice, and human dignity in a world increasingly i…
Highlighting Meaningful Opportunities at the Intersection of Climate and Food Systems for Business Students
Berkeley Haas was selected to host this year’s ClimateCAP Summit– an annual climate transition conference that brings together MBA students, business leaders, and experts from around the world to assess the implications of climate change for business and investment. An often overlooked se…
Embedding Human Rights in Business: Reflections from the Human Rights & Business Series
The private sector has an outsized impact on global human rights. Businesses can promote or violate human rights through their labor practices, use of resources, distribution of products, and governance. Unfortunately, market forces tend to incentivize businesses to neglect human rights practices fo…