Tag: Center for Responsible Business
Can Rapid Growth be “Sustainable”?
April 29, 2018
Written by Maxwell Kushner-Lenhoff, CRB Student Advisory Board, CRB Fellow & MBA ’18 Candidate “What’s your advice for fast-growing companies looking to do so sustainably?” I asked climbing legend and Patagonia Vice President of…
The Rise of Blockchain Has Been Remarkable. Is There Also a Sustainability Story?
April 06, 2018
By David Sternlicht, Full-time MBA ’18 & CRB Student Advisory Board member A few weeks ago, I attended the second edition of Blockchain Unlocked at UC Berkeley’s Law school. It’s a newly launched executive education program designed to…
The Future of Work: Leveraging Technology and Bolstering Public-Private Partnerships to Create a More Sustainable Labor Market
April 02, 2018
By Antoine Orard, CRB Human Rights & Business Student Lead & Full-time MBA ’19 candidate Thinking about the future of work can be quite frightening. A recent McKinsey report estimated that automation could displace about 800 million jobs…
Sowing the Seeds of Regenerative Agriculture
March 27, 2018
By Adrian Rodrigues, MBA 18 candidate & CRB Student Advisory Board member I first met Dan Barber in 2014 at his east village restaurant Blue Hill. I was there for a client meeting and, despite being a self-proclaimed “foodie”, didn’t know…
The Individual as the Changemaker: Liz Lowe, MBA ‘15, AACSB Influential Leader
February 26, 2018
By Nuria Marquez Martinez, Masters of Journalism candidate & CRB Editorial Writer Liz Lowe, MBA ‘15, has practiced yoga for years. Among her many extracurriculars during her time at the Haas School of Business, Lowe was a yoga instructor. She…
Divestment vs. Engagement: Activism in Investing
December 10, 2017
On November 16, 2017, headlines across major business and finance news outlets led with stories that Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund proposed to sell off all oil and gas stocks from their index. This was just the latest in a series of…
“Much Is Expected” – Reflecting on the 2017 Net Impact Conference
November 29, 2017
Days before being sworn in as the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy urged, “To whom much is given, much is required… At some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each of us—recording whether in our brief…
Welcome Newest Members of 2017 CRB Student Advisory Board
October 23, 2017
The Center for Responsible Business is pleased to announce the newest members of our Student Advisory Board*. The Student Advisory Board is composed of students who help the CRB continue to question the status quo, as a sounding board for new…
2016-17 CRB Year in Brief: Letter from the Executive Director
October 04, 2017
Dear Friends of the Center for Responsible Business: The 2017-18 academic year is off and running. The campus is abuzz with students and the first year MBAs have been pounding down the CRB doors and filling our “Coffee with the CRB” chats to…
CRB’s New Fellow: Adam Brudnick
September 27, 2017
By Sona Senapati, Berkeley-Haas Center for Responsible Business, Student Editorial Writer The Center for Responsible Business is excited to announce Adam Brudnick as our newest Center for Responsible Business Fellow. He is a member of Haas’ MBA…
