Tag: Responsible Supply Chains
General Mills’ Natural & Organic Operating Unit Joins CRB’s Sustainable Food Initiative
November 20, 2018
The Center for Responsible Business (CRB) at Berkeley Haas is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Natural and Organics Operating Unit at General Mills. The Natural and Organics Operating Unit is comprised of companies including Annie’s…
Alumni Spotlight: Rob Kaplan on Finding (and Sticking to) a Career with Impact
September 27, 2018
[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”true” cite=”” link=”” color=”#15284B” class=”” size=”12″]Join the CRB on November 27th to celebrate 15 years of lasting…
Why Entrepreneurial MBAs Should Look for Opportunities in the $500 Billion US Farm Bill
June 19, 2018
By Elaine Hsu, full-time MBA ‘19 candidate focusing on sustainable food systems Why is an MBA student taking a class on the farm bill? Simply put, you can’t understand the global food system without understanding the farm bill. For…
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…
Finding the Will for Green Chemistry
June 20, 2017
By Anne Kramer, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA ’18 Candidate; Maxwell Kushner-Lenhoff, CRB Student Advisory Board, CRB Fellow & MBA ’18 Candidate Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General, once said of a failing cause, “We have the…
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…
The Sustainability and Human Rights Story Behind Your Jeans
April 27, 2017
Shanna Hoversten, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA/MPH ‘17 I am a long-time Levi Straus & Company (LS&Co.) customer. As a Bay Area native, I’ve visited the company’s flagship store in San Francisco countless times, and…
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…
Michigan Wins, Yale and Cal Place at Patagonia Eco-Competition
April 28, 2016
By Jim Rossi, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The University of Michigan won, Yale came in second, and UC Berkeley’s team placed third from among over 100 teams nationwide in Patagonia’s inaugural Eco Innovation Case Competition. The…
The Patagonia Case Competition: Finding an Eco-Friendly Water Repellent
April 15, 2016
By Edmund L. Andrews Few companies have tied their identities more closely to environmental responsibility than Patagonia, the outdoor apparel manufacturer founded decades ago by the rock climber Yvon Choinard. Patagonia’s mission statement is…