Posts by Center for Responsible Business
Applied Learning and Sustainable Value Creation: The Haas SRI Fund at 10 Years
Ten years ago, the Haas Socially Responsible Investment Fund (HSRIF) was established with a visionary mission: to give students the unique opportunity to run a fund that makes investments using a social-responsibility screen. The fund was the first and is largest of its kind at the time of its launc…
AI for Social Impact: Designing for More Inclusive Artificial Intelligence
Written by Jeff Hartsough, MBA Candidate Class of 2019 and Ada Maksutaj, MBA Candidate Class of 2020 On March 7th, the Center for Responsible Business and the Human Rights Center, in collaboration with Microsoft, hosted the third annual conference on Business, Technology, and Human Rights. The event…
Corporate sustainability leadership: What we can learn from the Nordics and California
Written by Isabella Martin, Master of Development Practice Candidate, Class of 2019 Sustainability is the talk of the town, particularly in the business world. Many companies are now reporting on sustainability however there are few regulations and a distinct lack of external verification. This mean…
Meet Lauren Taymor: 2019 CRB Fellow
Written by Sona Senapati, Berkeley Haas Center for Responsible Business, Student Editorial Writer The Center for Responsible Business is delighted to announce our newest fellow, Lauren Taymor, who will be joining Haas in the fall of 2019. With each year that passes, we grow even more excited to cont…
Sustainable Food Initiative: Taking Root After Year One
Written by Berklee Welsh, B.S. Business Administration ‘20 The sustainable food movement is no stranger to U.C. Berkeley and the University of California system at large. As a young Berkeley student, Alice Waters, now a modern food icon, began cooking for her friends, bringing them together to eng…
Impact Investing: Creating Strong Returns While Bettering the World
Written by Isabella Martin, MDP Candidate, Class of 2019 Impact Investing is an increasingly hot topic in the finance world with the industry set to grow to around $500 billion in the next decade. With so many ubiquitous terms floating around like Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), Environm…
Welcome New 2018-2019 CRB Student Advisory Board Members
The Center for Responsible Business is delighted to announce the newest members of our Student Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB provides extensive support to the overall functions of the CRB and consists of exceptionally bright minds looking to create change. With their avid involvement in ongoing proj…
Negotiating Human Rights Solutions in Business: The Case of Politically Motivated Disinformation and the Responsibility of Platform Companies
Written by: Julia Russo, Political Economy Major at UC Berkeley Business can affect the realization of human rights along every point of the value chain. A new class offered by the Center for Responsible Business at Berkeley Haas, Negotiating Human Rights Solutions in Business (UGBA 192N.4), address…
Winners of the 2018 Moskowitz Research Prize
Winners: Abigail B. Sussman, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, Samuel M. Hartzmark, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, for “Do Investors Value Sustainability? A Natural Experiment Examining Ranking and Fund Flows. ABOUT THE WINNING PAPER In their winning paper, “Do…
A 29-year old’s take on the 29th Annual SRI Conference
Written by: Michelle Levinson, ERG/MPP ’19 In the aftermath of another round of divisive elections in the United States (and around the globe) many of us feel distraught about the ability and speed of our political systems to address urgent social challenges. Political change requires organizi…