Tag: Student Perspective
Free Mug Share Program Looks to Make a Home in Berkeley
September 13, 2019
Written by Berklee Welsh, BS ’20 As U.C. Berkeley’s Zero Waste by 2020 goal quickly approaches, an all-hands-on-deck approach is needed to make significant progress on achieving the stated 90% diversion rate throughout campus. A…
Impact Investing: Creating Strong Returns While Bettering the World
January 28, 2019
Written by Isabella Martin, MDP Candidate, Class of 2019 Impact Investing is an increasingly hot topic in the finance world with the industry set to grow to around $500 billion in the next decade. With so many ubiquitous terms floating around…
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…
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…
Alumni Spotlight: Jeff Denby and Jason Kibbey Take Business From Responsible to Regenerative
November 21, 2018
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Business as Unusual: Reflections on the UN PRI Finance Roundup
October 21, 2018
Written by Katharine Hawthorne, CRB Student Advisory Board member and MBA ’20 candidate In September, the UN PRI in Person Conference took place in San Francisco, CA at the peak of the Global Climate Action Summit. One of the concluding…
Alumni Spotlight: Rob Kaplan on Finding (and Sticking to) a Career with Impact
September 27, 2018
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Why Students Choose Haas: The Center for Responsible Business
September 03, 2018
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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…
