Tag: Nordics
Students Stress Global Sustainability Challenges to HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
July 30, 2021
Written by: Madeleine Wong, CRB Student Advisory Board Member, UGBA and Environmental Economics & Policy ’22 On April 27, 2021 the Crown Prince of Norway, His Royal Highness (H.R.H) Haakon Magnus, virtually visited the state of California,…
Sustainability: A Responsibility and Opportunity in California and the Nordics
April 29, 2021
Written by: Mahon Walsh, B.S. ’22 CRB Student Advisory Board member On March 24th, the Center for Responsible Business (CRB) presented Business Leadership for Sustainability Transformation, a roundtable discussing the role of business in driving…
Sustainable Business Needs an Anti Monopoly Lens
December 29, 2020
Written by Osman Mansur, CRB Student Advisory Board Member and B.S. ’20 In the Spring of 2019, I took a one-of-a-kind class at Berkeley-Haas titled “Sustainable Business in the Nordics”. Taught by Professor Robert Strand, the course…
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…
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…
Corporate sustainability leadership: What we can learn from the Nordics and California
April 29, 2019
Written by Isabella Martin, Master of Development Practice Candidate, Class of 2019 Sustainability is the talk of the town, particularly in the business world. Many companies are now reporting on sustainability however there are few regulations and…
