Posts by Center for Responsible Business

CRB Associate Director Seren Pendleton-Knoll’s Final Day

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, Strategic Partnerships and Sustainability with the Ma…

Now more than ever: Collaboration for Sustainable Innovation in Fashion

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 wages were lost across the supply chain. The [&hell…

The Fashion Industry Takes Steps Toward Circularity

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 addition, the sector uses 93 billion cubic meters of wa…

Food Systems and The Climate Crisis: Reasons for Concern, Hope and Action

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 crisis through food systems. Gore is the founder [&he…

Revisiting the Plant Futures Symposium

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 all gave quick, engaging online presentations and p…

Students Redefining Sustainable Leadership at the Undergraduate Level

The Rausser College of Natural Resources is the oldest college at the University of California, Berkeley and, since its conception in 1868, has continued to lead the field of environmental and ecological studies year. This, combined with the undergraduate Business Administration degree from the Haas…

Introducing New CRB Senior Advisory Board Members

The CRB has always benefited from the engagement of individuals committed to our mission. We see our board members as core to helping us as a center communicate most effectively outwards in what we’re doing, as well as help us envision where we should be going. These four new CRB Sen…