News

Human Rights is Gaining Greater Prominence in MBA Programs | August 9

Nordic Companies Top the Sustainability List | July 13

From Wall Street to Fueling Children’s Futures – One CEO’s Personal ‘Revolution’ | June 9

Business Schools Wake Up and Smell the (ESG) Coffee | May 9

Corporate America’s Response to Georgia’s New Voting Laws isn’t Benevolence, It’s About Economics and Profit | April 12

Hail the Era of Activist CEOs – When Purpose and Platform Converge | January 29

Veeva Systems as the First Public Benefit Corporation | January 27

The Future Of The MBA Is Happening Right Now At UC Berkeley | August 12

Post-Coronavirus: Sustainability-Focused Investment As The New Normal? | June 19

Responsible Capitalism: Data Challenge | May 22

Coronavirus: How one small San Jose business came back from the brink | May 15

US can learn from Nordic countries’ response to COVID-19, UC Berkeley experts say | May 11

Under pressure on all fronts to move beyond ‘profits at all costs’, business schools are making sustainability part of the core MBA curriculum | April 27

Winners Announced for Sixth Annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards | April 6

Berkeley Haas School of Business Ranks in the Top 10 Positive Impact Rating | January 1

Another Big U.S. MBA Program Embraces Sustainability December 18

Fighting Fire with Finance April 1

The 25 best MBA programs in the world for ambitious entrepreneurs March 27

How b-school partnerships can help you land a job March 14

Big Ideas: “Healthy food is one of the most important issues we can be working on right now” with Back to the Roots cofounders Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez March 7

Yale SOM, Berkeley Haas faculty call for climate change core March 9

Haas undergrads author school’s first sustainability report February 4

Food, beverage branding experts to headline Feb. 28 North Coast business conference February 2

Five lessons for making change from 18 impact-driven farmers January 7

AI is Coming: What Does That Mean For Business Education? October 23

Meet The Berkeley Haas MBA Class Of 2020 October 16,

Sustaining the Sustainable Food Initiative Summer

New Executive MBA immersion focuses on the Nordics June 27

Haas Pilots Impact Investing Practicum June 16

How Can MBAs Drive Social Responsibility In Tech? June 13

UVA Team Wins Patagonia Case Comp April 23

Levi Strauss & Co. to Eliminate Thousands of Chemical Formulations from Supply Chain as Part of Major Sustainability Breakthrough February 27

Technology’s Role in Protecting Free Speech October 2

United Nations, Microsoft leaders discuss human rights at UC Berkeley September 28

B-School Profs Pile On Against Trump August 17

How CEOs Decided Trump Is a Bad Investment August 16

Motivating Your Employees Beyond A Dollar Sign June 23

How MBAs Help Patagonia Solve Big Issues June 13

B-Schools React To Paris Agreement June 5

A Competition To Make Food More Sustainable May 1

Taking the Lead in Green Chemistry April 12

Driving the Adoption of Green Chemistry in the Textile Industry March 27

More ways colleges are sowing seeds for a sustainable future February 22

Business and Business School Collaborations: Working Toward Sustainability January 19

Microsoft partners with UC Berkeley Center for Responsible Business December 9

Who’s In Charge of Sustainability at Your Favorite Brand? November 23

SRI Research Prize Winner: Impact Investing “Supply” Failing To Meet Demand November 10

Adair Morse wins Moskowitz November 10

It’s So Hard to Make Blue Jeans Without Nasty Chemicals November 1

Best For The World 2016: Doing Good For The World and Your Wallet September 18

People Using Business as a Force for Good September 14

Celebrating the Changemakers: Best for the World 2016 Gathering September 12

Haas First ‘Best For The World Gathering’ September 10

Patagonia Turns To Students To Solve DWR Problem July 11

Impact Investing Takes Hold On Business School Campuses June 28

What Patagonia Learned From MBAs April 24

Should Human Rights Be Part Of An MBA? April 11

Impact Investing: MBA’s Funds Follow Goldman Sachs In Search For Financial, Social Returns February 8

Berkeley-Haas Launches Human Rights & Business Initiative February 1

Famed Chefs At Haas Dish On Food Startups November 3

Haas School of Business Recognized for Sharing Information on Progress Report at PRME Global Forum  June 26

Announcing our CRB Fellow, Eddie Gandevia, MBA ’17, Read how He Will Change the World through Finance June 3

Giving to Charity via Unlikely Middlemen: Walmart and Coke June 1

A New Calculator Aims to Make Business Sustainability Choices Simpler May 15

Haas MBAs Take First Place Win at Net Impact National Case Competition May 4

Making it Rain in London: MBA Team’s Drought Mitigation Innovation Wins 1st in Morgan Stanley Challenge April 21

White House Enlists Berkeley-Haas for Action Plan on Responsible Business November 20

Good Corporate Governance Correlates to Higher CSR Performance and Shareholder Wealth November 12

Success Story: Berkeley-Haas’ Advice on Making Your UN PRME Report a Roadmap to Innovation October 29

Disruptive Energy Discussion Kicks off Peterson Series, September 30 September 19

Best of the Business Plan Competitors: Six Noteworthy New Sustainable Ventures August 15

Haas’ Achievements in Responsible Management Education and Research Outlined in UN Report June 30

Haas Raises $250,000 for Socially Responsible Investment Fund May 12

New CRB Alumni Scholar to Change the World Through Supply Chain Efficiencies April 28

Winners: Students Reel in Second Place in Impact Investing Competition April 17

How UC Berkeley MBAs beat the market with a socially responsible fund April 17

The United Nations Covers CRB’s role as Strategic Secretariat for the UN Global Compact April 10

The Financial Times ranks Berkeley-Haas #1 in CSR January 30

Students Achieve 50% Returns in Socially Responsible Investment Fund During Turbulent Times December 13

UC Berkeley Reduces Carbon Emissions Ahead of Schedule November 13

More Women in Business Makes for Better Business Overall November 12

Berkeley-Haas Strengthens Focus on Social Impact of Business with Launch of New Institute November 06

Study Linking Shareholder Resolutions to Firm Performance Wins Moskowitz Prize October 29

Dean Lyons discusses “Today’s Talent Challenge: Seeking Brave, Path-Bending Leaders” at Aspen Institute Business & Society Event October 07

Nature Conservancy CEO to Speak on Marrying Capitalism and Environmentalism October 01

Women in Leadership: Good For Us All, by Kellie McElhaney September 30

4 CRB Alumni Cited in Fortune Magazine’s 40 Under 40 September 29

Kellie McElhaney discusses “Leading the Charge for a New Tomorrow” on CIO Talk Radio August 28

Dean Lyons Reviews Haas’ Culture and Defining Principles on Fox Business Network July 25

Haas Socially Responsible Investment Fund Recognized in Poets & Quants June 6

Socially Responsible Investment Fund Launches Capital Campaign April 22

Kellie McElhaney receives founder and visionary award at CRB 10th anniversary celebration, March 31

CRB’s Jo Mackness in Bloomberg Businessweek on B-Schools hiring back alums with special sauce-commitment, March 29

Former CRB Give Something Back Scholar Melissa Medina (Haas BSBA ’11) Selected for the 2013 Filipino American Youth Leadership Program  May 15

Professor McElhaney Speaks about Barclays’ Leadership in News from The Associated Press February 13

Haas ranks #3 for Top MBA Program Focused in Sustainability January 22

Professor McElhaney Speaks about Barclays’ Leadership in News from The Associated Press February 13

Professor McElhaney Writes for New York Times: Corporations Must be Proactive December 12

Hass MBA Students Advise Wal-Mart on Greening Supply Chain November 21

More Female Board Directors Add Up to Improved Sustainability Performance November 14

Professor Kellie McElhaney Quoted in CNN Article “Why Everyone Wants To Work With The Good Guys” November 8

Faculty Director Kellie McElhaney’s Working Paper Entitled “Women Create Sustainable Value” Cited in The Guardian October 26

UC Berkeley Graduate Students Receive Dow Sustainability Inovation Student Challange Awards October 25

Berkeley-Haas Earns #1 Green MBA Spot in Princeton Review’s 2013 Ratings October 9

Moskowitz Prize Winner 2012: The Benefits of CSR Engagement October 3

Winners of 2012 Moskowitz Prize for Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing Study Announced October 3

Berkeley-Haas Signs on to U.N. Principles for Responsible Management in Education August 22

Haas Undergrads Contribute To Study: “Selling Sustainability From the Inside”July 24

Visiting Professor Nadja Guenster Wins European Financial Mgmt Award for Top Downladed Paper of 2011 July 9

Corporate Responsibility Expert Kellie McElhaney to Speak at Sustainable Investment Conference June 15

Dow Kokam in Green Fleet Magazine- “Making the Business Case for Alternative-Energy Vehicles” June 5

CRB Faculty Director Kellie McElhaney and Haas Alumnus Marcus Chung Quoted in Knowledge@Wharton Article Entitled, “From Fringe to Mainstream: Companies Integrate CSR Initiatives Into Everyday Business” May 25

Haas School of Business Recognized as a Top “Green MBA” Program April 17

CRB’s Tony Kingsbury Speaks at Sustainable Packaging Symposium on “Brand Owner and Retailer Perspectives on Sustainable Packaging” April 4

CRB Professor Kellie McElhaney Comments on Apple’s Factory Improvement Commitments, on NPR March 30

Marcus Chung, Haas MBA 2004, Empowers Talbots’ Female Garment Workers Through Education March 1

UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry Receives $3.5 Million Gift from Dow to Further Advance Sustainable Chemistry Education February 24

CRB’s Lloyd Kurtz discusses how capital can be directed toward long-term sustainability solutions, in an interview with FSInsight February 10

UC Berkeley students win $10,000 awards for sustainability projects October 5

4 receive Moskowitz Prize for SRI-capital cost paper October 4

Winner of 2011 Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing is Announced October 3

Recap of the “Sustainability Management in the Value Chain” workshop hosted by CRB in collaboration with Levi Strauss & Co. September 30

CRB’s Tony Kingsbury weighs in on recycling in the Bay Area with The Wall Street Jorunal September 29

SPS grantee wins award for an invention that can bring clean water to the world’s poorest regions May 19

Tony Kingsbury on “Seven packaging predictions for a resource-strapped future” May 12

NextBillion: “Not Just Good or Bad … But Making It Better: Ideas to Impact” May 4

Tony Kingsbury on Creating Shared Value in FSG Roundtable May

We have announced the 2011 Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Winners! April 15

Watch Professor McElhaney’s TEDx Presidio talk on CSR 3.0, trust, Abercrombie Kids push up bikini tops, Walmart, Millennials & JCrew April 7

Tony Kingsbury, Executive-In-Residence, on “keeping molecules in play” at the Sustainable Packaging Symposium March 18

Newest Tumblr post on CRB’s Design Thinking Workshop March 3

Adele Peters, CRB’s SPS Program Manager was published in newest version of Worldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st CenturyMarch 2

Kellie McElhaney on “2011 – An Exciting Year For Corporate Responsibility” in newest issue of CSRWire March

Tumblr post on “9th Annual Haas Celebration: The Power of Social Technology for Good” February 23

Omar Romero-Hernandez, Visiting Professor and Researcher of Haas and CRB wins award for his work on Mexico’s financial system February 14

“Searching for New Forms of Legitimacy Through Corporate Responsibility Rhetoric” February 10

CRB’s former Program Manager Mo Al-Shawaf (now at SustainAbility) writes blog post on “Top 10 Sustainability Trends of 2010” December 15

Levi’s Competition Asks Students to Reuse, Recycle for Returns November 15

David Vogel of UC Berkeley is representing UCB on the ARCS (Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability) Board

Joe Bozich of Alta Gracia Top 13 in Huffington Post’s Game Changers October 21

Nobel Laureates Honor Physic Ventures’ William Rosenzweig with Business for Peace Award October 19

Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World book by Aron Cramer, CEO of BSR, published on Oct. 12 October 12

The Economist Blog: Dean Lyons on “The MBA goes back to school” September 9

HuffPost: Aron Cramer, CEO of BSR, responds to WSJ anti-CSR article August 23

CS Monitor: Professor McElhaney comments on “Four reasons Tony Hayward is apparently out as BP chief” July 26

Vault: Blog Post by MBA Candidate Megan Rast on “Hunting for Energy Efficiency at eBay” July 21

Find MBA: Jo discusses view on “Beyond the Greenwash: MBA Programs for Positive Impact” July 20

NY Times: Professor McElhaney offers some insight on apparel label Alta Gracia (company Knights Apparel) that pays factory workers a living wage July 18

Catchpole report lists CRB in the top 12 CSR organizations worldwide June

Business Ethics Magazine: Jo Mackness, CRB Executive Director, talks about the role of business schools in the financial crisis May 7

Haas Undergrads Win Pepsi Refresh Prize of $25K for the Hep B Project May 5

A Renewable Energy Debate Heats Up In The Mojave April 23

Missing Links between Consumers and Corporations  June 26

Corporate Transparency: Kellie McElhaney featured on NPR’s Forum  June 25

CSR and the Next Generation of Business Leaders   April 22

Green is the New Gold: How Environmentalism Boosts the Bottom Line April 15

A Strategic Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility  Spring

Just Good Business Q&A with Kellie McElhaney November 27

The Millennials Invade the B-Schools November 13

New Guide by CSR Innovator Kellie McElhaney Shows Companies How to Build Better Brands  October 30

East Bay colleges boost socially responsible business programs  September 26

Responsible Business Sense by Kellie McElhaney July 14

Aligning Corporate Responsibility and Brand: Maximizing Business Value by Sharing Your Company’s CSR Story  June 30

Program Funds New Sustainable Projects  May 5

$2 million for sustainability projects designed by students and faculty  May 1

Peterson Lecture Series with Matt Kistler, Wal-Mart Sustainability SVP  April 2

A Matter of Strategy  April 2

A Closer Look at Applied Sustainability Centers March 15

Student Funds Get Responsible  November 20

Berkeley students get sustainable funding  November 2

Cal given $10 million by Dow Chemical to work on sustainability  October 31

Berkeley MBA Program mentioned in FT.com article on Beyond Grey Pinstripes Rankings  October 11

Executive strategy: On business and democracy September 28

Haas to launch socially responsible fund  September 28

A Student-Run Fund With a Conscience September 26

Haas Takes New Tack on Investing  September 18

Business Schools: The Recruiter’s Top Picks  September 17

A Hire Calling – Human Resource Executive Online September 1

Executive Strategy: What’s sustainability got to do with it?  August 3

Spending it wisely July 9

Benefiting both sides July 9

The Greater Goods | East Bay companies live by the triple bottom line: profits, the planet and people  December

Shattering the glass of corporate-speak  November 1

M.B.A. Survey: Something Old, Something New September 20

Executive Strategy: Thinking Broadly about Business Education  August 30

Powerful Attraction: Using CSR as a Business Strategy to Engage Women August 29

Ethics Teaching: An Insider’s View  May 8

Teaching Ethics, Post-Enron  May 1

Driving Ethics into the Mainstream  April 18

Selling Out or Buying In?  April 5

Climate of Hope April 4

Recruiters Seek M.B.A.s Trained in Responsibility  December 13

Forum with Michael Krasny: Businesses and Social Responsibility November 10

Your Haas Network: Mike Homer, BS 81 Summer

Sustainability at the Core. August

An M.B.A. Student Asks: Where Are the Women? March 24

B-School Stresses Importance Of Setting Ethical Boundaries December 10

Tobacco Giant Faces Ethics Critics  October 14

Chevron Touts Social Responsibility September 29

$7M car giveaway stuns TV audienceSeptember 13

UC biz ethics guru seeks reforms now July 24

Training a New Generation of Business Leaders July 21

The Irresponsible Investor  June 6

Out of Prison, Executives Find a Spot At the Lectern June 1

Corporate Responsibility Drives Haas Professor  April 20

Business students to tackle ethics issues  September 9