Tag: social inclusion
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…
A 29-year old’s take on the 29th Annual SRI Conference
November 21, 2018
Written by: Michelle Levinson, ERG/MPP ’19 In the aftermath of another round of divisive elections in the United States (and around the globe) many of us feel distraught about the ability and speed of our political systems to address urgent…
“Yes, And…” Reflecting on the 2018 Net Impact Conference and How to Change the World
November 21, 2018
Written by Dalton Guthrie, MBA ’20 If you know anything about improv, you’re be familiar with the phrase “Yes, And.” If you’re not familiar, fret not because neither was I before taking Haas’ course on Leadership Communication. The…
CRB’s New Fellow: Nerjada Maksutaj
August 07, 2018
Written by Sona Senapati, Berkeley Haas Center for Responsible Business, Student Editorial Writer The Center for Responsible Business is thrilled to introduce Nerjada Maksutaj as our 2018-2020 Fellow. The inception of the fellowship is rooted in the…
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…
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…
Motivating Your Employees Beyond A Dollar Sign
July 10, 2017
By Robert Strand, Executive Director at the Berkeley-Haas Center for Responsible Business This post originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle and Media Planet. How do you motivate someone to work? For many the response is quite simple:…
Innovative Hiring Practices: The Tip of the Diversity & Inclusion Iceberg
May 02, 2017
By Leah Staub-DeLong, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA ’17 In the tech industry and beyond, companies are increasingly recognizing the business and social value of recruiting and retaining more diverse teams. Companies are investing in…
A Concerned Center for Responsible Business
February 09, 2017
Dear Friends of the Center for Responsible Business, We’re writing to share our concerns with the recent actions of the current federal administration, our gratitude to many of our leading corporate partners of the Center for Responsible Business…
Post-Election Call to Action For Business
November 21, 2016
by Robert Strand Executive Director, Berkeley-Haas Center for Responsible Business As the dust begins to settle after a rather unusual – and frankly troubling – U.S. presidential election it is time for us to assess where we are and what to…