Tag: Center for Responsible Business
Student Advisory Board Summer Experiences in Sustainability
September 14, 2017
A valuable part of the Center for Responsible Business team, The Student Advisory Board provides feedback, content and insights into ongoing projects and the Center’s long-term goals. This summer, Board members were hard at work redefining…
How CEOs Decided Trump Is a Bad Investment
August 18, 2017
By Robert Strand, Executive Director at the Berkeley-Haas Center for Responsible Business This post was originally published 8/16/17 at Fortune. CEOs have been rapidly fleeing President Trump’s business councils. The CEOs of Merck, Intel, Under…
Motivating Your Employees Beyond A Dollar Sign
July 10, 2017
By Robert Strand, Executive Director at the Berkeley-Haas Center for Responsible Business This post originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle and Media Planet. How do you motivate someone to work? For many the response is quite simple:…
Yale Brings Plant Power to Win the 2nd Annual Patagonia Case Competition
June 14, 2017
By Amelia Baum, UC Berkeley Undergrad & CRB Student Assistant; Eva Visscher-Simon, CRB Program Manager There were no losers at the second annual Patagonia Case competition, but there certainly were winners. After substantial deliberation, a team…
Kimberly-Clark & CRB Foster Creative Collaboration in Flexible Film Recycling Forum
June 05, 2017
By Olivia Offutt, CRB Student Advisory Board & MDP ’18 It was 4 o’clock and the forum was wrapping up. Whiteboard walls in the breakout rooms were scrawled with brightly colored marker, tables were covered in post-its and sharpies, and the…
Innovative Hiring Practices: The Tip of the Diversity & Inclusion Iceberg
May 02, 2017
By Leah Staub-DeLong, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA ’17 In the tech industry and beyond, companies are increasingly recognizing the business and social value of recruiting and retaining more diverse teams. Companies are investing in…
Patagonia Case Competition 2017 Finalists
April 13, 2017
By Keistrel Baron, UC Berkeley Student and CRB Student Assistant Patagonia is known for constantly seeking ways to redefine the relationship between business and a healthy planet. In an effort to make a positive impact in the food industry,…
Socially Responsible Investing: The Next “Sweet Employee Perk?”
March 26, 2017
By Samantha Penabad, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA ’18 Candidate Moving from Washington, D.C. – the mecca of dreary government buildings – to the Bay Area, it’s hard not to notice all the enviable perks businesses highlight to…
Collaboration in a Competitive Market: Applying Game Theory and Negotiation Tactics to Creating Shared Value
March 15, 2017
By Harris Googe, CRB Patagonia Case Competition Student Lead and MBA ’18 Candidate In Porter and Kramer’s progression from “Strategic Philanthropy” and “Strategic CSR” to “Creating Shared Value,” they highlight a critical shift in…
Fireside Chat with Vincent Stanley, Chief Storyteller for Patagonia
February 22, 2017
By Sona Senapati, Berkeley-Haas Center for Responsible Business, Student Editorial Writer The Center for Responsible Business at Berkeley-Haas and the Dean’s Office recently hosted Vincent Stanley, Chief Storyteller for the renowned…