Tag: sustainable food
Meet Natalie Valentin: 2021 CRB Fellow
September 08, 2021
The Center for Responsible Business is proud to introduce Natalie Valentin as our 2021-2023 Fellow. The inception of the CRB Fellowship in 2011 is a symbol of our commitment to advancing graduates who will redefine conventional business practices…
Revisiting the Plant Futures Symposium
February 22, 2021
To kick off the new year, Plant Futures launched into a weekend full of guest speakers from every corner of the world to unpack the plant-based industry. This symposium consisted of entrepreneurs, chefs, activists, academic scholars and doctors who…
Applegate joins the Berkeley Haas CRB Sustainable Food Initiative
November 24, 2020
The Center for Responsible Business (CRB) at Berkeley Haas is proud to announce Applegate as its newest corporate partner. Specializing in natural and organic meat production, Applegate pursues nuanced approaches to sustainability within its supply…
General Mills: Regenerating the Food System One Acre at a Time
April 21, 2020
Written by Ella Boyce, CRB Editorial Assistant and B.S. ’21 In 2018, the Center for Responsible Business (CRB) announced its partnership with the Natural and Organic Operating Unit at General Mills. This symbiotic partnership has accelerated…
Questioning the Status Quo at the 2019 Food Summit
November 18, 2019
Written by Eva Gurfein, Sustainable Food Initiative Student Lead and MBA ’21 Candidate On October 21st, Food@Haas hosted the annual Food Summit in partnership with the Career Management Group. The summit kicked off a week of discovery and…
Sustainable Food Initiative: Taking Root After Year One
March 22, 2019
Written by Berklee Welsh, B.S. Business Administration ‘20 The sustainable food movement is no stranger to U.C. Berkeley and the University of California system at large. As a young Berkeley student, Alice Waters, now a modern food icon, began…
“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…
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…
The Start of Something Great: CRB-incubated Startups
November 14, 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…
