Tag: CRB Student Advisory Board
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…
Happy Holidays from the Center for Responsible Business
December 12, 2017
Dear Friends, 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 I reflect upon this past year, two things provide me with great optimism: 1) my family and 2)…
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…
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…
The Role Of Business In Society: A Discussion Of Cuba’s Opportunity To Shape Its Budding Private Sector
February 13, 2017
By Samantha Penabad, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA ’18 Candidate Having studied and worked at the intersection of business and society for the past ten years, I’ve been quoted Milton Friedman’s New York Times Magazine article…
Summer Internships – The Responsible Way
September 26, 2016
The Student Advisory Board is central to our mission at the Center for Responsible Business. Each year the Board provides us with invaluable insights into the Center’s ongoing projects and long-term vision, keeping us up-to-date with Haas…