Tag: human rights and business
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…
AI for Social Impact: Designing for More Inclusive Artificial Intelligence
April 29, 2019
Written by Jeff Hartsough, MBA Candidate Class of 2019 and Ada Maksutaj, MBA Candidate Class of 2020 On March 7th, the Center for Responsible Business and the Human Rights Center, in collaboration with Microsoft, hosted the third annual conference…
Negotiating Human Rights Solutions in Business: The Case of Politically Motivated Disinformation and the Responsibility of Platform Companies
December 11, 2018
Written by: Julia Russo, Political Economy Major at UC Berkeley Business can affect the realization of human rights along every point of the value chain. A new class offered by the Center for Responsible Business at Berkeley Haas, Negotiating Human…
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)…
2015-16 CRB Year in Brief: Letter from the Executive Director
August 15, 2016
Dear Friends of the Center for Responsible Business: As we conclude the 2015-16 academic year, I would like to offer some reflections. 2015-16 was a very busy year with a lot of firsts. This included launching the Patagonia Eco-Innovation Case…
Business and Human Rights: Not Just an Election Issue
August 04, 2016
By Faris Natour, Director & Lecturer, Human Rights & Business Initiative A living wage, equal pay for equal work, access to healthcare, family leave, freedom of religion, and non-discrimination: what do these issues have in common? They…
Launching the Human Rights & Business Initiative at Berkeley-Haas
December 10, 2015
Dear Students, Colleagues and Friends, Today, December 10th, we celebrate International Human Rights Day and I am very excited to use this opportunity to announce the launch of the new Human Rights & Business Initiative at the Berkeley-Haas…