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Looking to the 2020-2021 Academic Year: Letter from the Executive Director
September 14, 2020
Dear Friends of the Center for Responsible Business, It goes without saying that these are uncertain and trying times. I would like to begin by wishing each of you and your loved ones health and safety. The beginning of the academic year is filled…
Meet Cindy Liu: 2020 CRB Fellow
August 31, 2020
Written by Ella Boyce, Marketing Manager, Berkeley Haas Center for Responsible Business The Center for Responsible Business is proud to introduce Cindy Liu as our 2020-2022 Fellow. The inception of the CRB Fellowship in 2011 is a symbol of our…
CRB Welcomes New Course Instructors to Haas this Fall
July 30, 2020
The Center for Responsible Business is thrilled to be adding two new instructors to lead our human rights and sustainability consulting curriculum. At Haas, the next generation of business leaders builds a robust understanding of Sustainability and…
Incoming MBA Sustainability Superstars
June 25, 2020
The CRB is thrilled to welcome the incoming Fall 2020 MBA cohort to Haas! As part of the selection process for the CRB Fellowship, we had the opportunity to sit down with a number of incoming students focused on sustainable and responsible business…
Announcing Winning Teams of the 2020 Patagonia Case Competition
June 16, 2020
Congratulations to the outstanding top six finalist teams of the 2020 Patagonia Case Competition! As a company, Patagonia consistently stands at the forefront of sustainable business, implementing environmental solutions to its mission statement and…
A letter of condemnation, support, and action from the Center for Responsible Business
June 08, 2020
The Berkeley Haas Center for Responsible Business supports the statements by Chancellor Carol Christ and Oscar Dubón, Jr., Vice Chancellor, Equity & Inclusion, and we stand in partnership with our university community in our strong condemnation…
Sustainable Vikings Chapter 2: Capitalism 101
May 28, 2020
The following is Chapter 2 from the in-progress book “Sustainable Vikings: What the Nordics Can Teach Us about Sustainable Capitalism & Building Resilient Societies” authored by the CRB Executive Director Robert Strand. This book…
COVID-19 Pandemic: Nordic vs. U.S. Approaches
May 27, 2020
Nearly two months after COVID-19 was named a “pandemic” by the World Health Organization, we feel the immense ripple effect through our communities, healthcare systems and economies. On May 11th, the Berkeley Conversations: COVID-19 series…
Green Deal Face-off: inside the European and the U.S. Green New Deals
May 26, 2020
Authored by Katharine Hawthorne, MBA 2020 and Nancy Reyes Mullins, MDP 2020 In February 2020 Nancy and Katharine attended “Europe’s Green New Deal: Fueled by Innovation”, a talk with Jean-Eric Paquet, the European Commission’s…
General Mills: Regenerating the Food System One Acre at a Time
April 21, 2020
Written by Ella Boyce, CRB Editorial Assistant and B.S. ’21 In 2018, the Center for Responsible Business (CRB) announced its partnership with the Natural and Organic Operating Unit at General Mills. This symbiotic partnership has accelerated…
