Tag: Student Perspective
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…
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…
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…
Socially Responsible Investing: The Next “Sweet Employee Perk?”
March 26, 2017
By Samantha Penabad, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA ’18 Candidate Moving from Washington, D.C. – the mecca of dreary government buildings – to the Bay Area, it’s hard not to notice all the enviable perks businesses highlight to…
Collaboration in a Competitive Market: Applying Game Theory and Negotiation Tactics to Creating Shared Value
March 15, 2017
By Harris Googe, CRB Patagonia Case Competition Student Lead and MBA ’18 Candidate In Porter and Kramer’s progression from “Strategic Philanthropy” and “Strategic CSR” to “Creating Shared Value,” they highlight a critical shift in…
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…
The Role Of Business In Society: A Discussion Of Cuba’s Opportunity To Shape Its Budding Private Sector
February 13, 2017
By Samantha Penabad, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA ’18 Candidate Having studied and worked at the intersection of business and society for the past ten years, I’ve been quoted Milton Friedman’s New York Times Magazine article…
Companies Making History in Hiring Practices: Lessons from Net Impact
February 08, 2017
By Anne Kramer, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA ’18 Candidate In the fall of 2015, I walked into Seattle’s Net Impact conference as a healthcare consultant, eager to explore a new and exciting career path in corporate responsibility. At…
Learnings from the 2016 Berkeley Sustainable Business & Investment Forum (BSBIF)
November 29, 2016
By Samantha Penabad, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA ’18 Candidate, and David Cogswell, CRB Student Advisory Board & MBA ’18 Candidate On October 27 and 28, business leaders and academics convened at UC Berkeley for the…