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Celebrating Jonathan Weigel’s Tenure as CRB Faculty Director
December 18, 2025
In 2020, Haas established Ladder Faculty Directors for all centers and institutes to engage with Executive Directors, provide academic oversight, and help ensure that centers remain closely tethered to the broader university mission. Since 2021, the…
Protected: Debating Shareholder Primacy’s Role & Impact On Climate Change
December 16, 2025
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Agentic AI for the Public Good: Expanding Access to Critical Services
November 24, 2025
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…
Welcome CRB’s 2025 Fellow
August 18, 2025
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…
CRB Student Reflection: Forging My Own Path Through Berkeley-Haas
May 20, 2025
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…
Electric Vehicles and Human Rights: The Other Side of the Mineral Supply Chain
May 20, 2025
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…
From Skeptic to Learner: What the Nordics Taught Me About Capitalism
May 15, 2025
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…
Human Rights in Business: A Fireside Chat with Smruti Govan, PepsiCo.
April 09, 2025
The last installment of the Center for Responsible Business’s (CRB) Human Rights & Business series took place on March 12, 2025 as a fireside chat with Smruti Govan, the Legal Director of Human Rights and Sustainable Sourcing at PepsiCo.…
Pausing, Pivoting, and Reimagining Impact: Reflections from the CRB x BEACN Grad Panel
April 09, 2025
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…
Advancing the Dialogue: AI, Business, and the Future of Human Rights
April 09, 2025
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,…
