Tag: Student Perspective
A Student Initiative Leads to Path-Bending New Course at Berkeley-Haas
July 17, 2014
By Yonathan Shiran, MBA ’14 Yonathan helped to develop, and then enrolled in, a new CRB course on global mega-trends for MBAs; here, he writes about the experience of building the course and the great need for it in management education. Most…
Sustainable Supply Chains are Good for Businesses, Consumers and the World
May 01, 2014
By Jorge Zapata Barbara, MBA ‘14 Take a look at the stuff around you. Do you know where any of it comes from? What about the salad you are eating, the shoes you are wearing or the computer you are reading on? As I write this article I ask myself…
Impact Investing – Haas Style
April 17, 2014
By Chad Reed, MBA ’15 A few weeks ago, Berkeley-Haas MBA ’15 students Zach Knight and Chad Reed placed 2nd at the finals for the Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge. In this post, Chad shares their experience and innovative…
Berkeley-Haas Partners with Farmigo to Provide Fresh, Sustainable Food to Students, Faculty and Staff
April 16, 2014
By Deborah Fleischer, CRB Communications Consultant, and Amy Dinh, CRB Program Manager Julia Silbergeld (MBA ’15) and member of CRB’s new Student Advisory Board left her position as HR Director at Greenpeace to pursue her MBA at Berkeley-Haas. …
Wisdom 2.0: The Place From Where We Act
March 19, 2014
By Victoria Chiang, MBA ’15 If you happen to be reading this, chances are you already care about sustainability and social impact. Chances are that you made a decision some time ago to care about issues beyond the financial bottom line and…
Considering Social Impact in Big Business: Can pioneer companies spark a race to the top?
February 27, 2014
By Aarthi Rao, Berkeley-Haas MBA ’15 This post originally appeared on nextbillion.net Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is defined in many ways. Some use it as a catch-all to describe everything from employee volunteerism to company campaigns…
Launch of the Crowdfunding Campaign for the Haas Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Fund
February 24, 2014
By Jo Mackness, Executive Director, Center for Responsible Business Last week, we gave you a preview into our new crowdfunding campaign that the Center for Responsible Business (CRB) is launching today to raise $100,000 for our groundbreaking,…
Bringing Haas Business Savvy to a Tanzanian Tech Hub
February 11, 2014
Kyle Rudzinski, MBA ’14, and the Center for Responsible Business Scholar spent two weeks in Dar es Salaam consulting tech startups pro bono this past January. We spoke with him about his experience. So what exactly did you do in Tanzania? For two…
Green Business Trends for 2014 – Already in Motion at Haas
January 31, 2014
By Victoria Chiang, MBA ‘15 The decision to come to Berkeley Haas was a no-brainer for me, given the strength of its academic and extracurricular offerings in the sustainability and social impact spaces. Therefore, it was no surprise that a number…
Integrating Women in Business: Becoming a Modern Day “Branch” Rickey
January 24, 2014
By Brandon Doll, MBA ’14 Sports are very much a part of my fabric. My father played college football at the University of Southern California, and my grandfather played and coached football in the National Football League. I have been…