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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…
Sustainable Open Innovation is Guiding Carlsberg to a Biodegradable Beer Bottle Breakthrough
April 21, 2020
Written by Alison Gilbert, CRB Student Advisory Board Member and MBA ’20 Danish beer manufacturer Carlsberg is currently prototyping the world’s first ‘paper’ beer bottle. It’s made from sustainably-sourced wood fibers and is both 100%…
Resiliency. We must focus on resiliency. Letter from the CRB Executive Director.
March 13, 2020
Dear University of California-Berkeley Haas Center for Responsible Business Community, 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…
Sustainable Vikings: Chapter 1
February 20, 2020
The following is a chapter excerpt from the in-progress book “Sustainable Vikings: Nordic Leadership in Sustainable Capitalism” authored by the CRB Executive Director Robert Strand. This book serves as the base text for the Haas…
Advancing corporate climate action using a human rights‒based approach
February 16, 2020
Written by Stacey King, MBA ’20 As we encounter more severe and destructive climate disasters globally, more people, including activists, politicians, and scientists, are calling for business to play a greater role in the climate crisis. The…
Happy Holidays!
December 19, 2019
On behalf of all of us at the Berkeley Haas Center for Responsible Business (CRB), I wish you a peaceful and joyous holiday season. As 2019 comes to a close, we reflect upon this past year and the close of the decade. For me, the young Swedish…
Nordic Talks: Parental Leaves in the Nordics. Inspiration for California?
December 19, 2019
“It’s easy in Sweden to work and have kids.” — Making Motherhood Work Nordic countries are renowned for their generous parental leaves. All evidence suggests that these leaves bring a host of benefits including improved maternal and…
American Capitalism: An Evolution or a Revolution?
December 19, 2019
CRB Executive Director Robert Strand was invited to testify to a U.S. Congress committee hearing on December 4, 2019 to consider issues of responsible business in American capitalism. Below is the formal testimony Robert submitted in advance of the…
Meet Namrata Gummalla: 2019 Patagonia Case Competition Finalist and Patagonia Corporate Development Intern
December 13, 2019
Beginning in 2016, the Berkeley Haas Center for Responsible Business and industry leader in sustainability, Patagonia, came together to bring next generation thinking to Patagonia’s most pressing sustainability challenges. The partnership is a…
