Responsible Business Blog
Nordic Talks: Parental Leaves in the Nordics. Inspiration for California?
December 19, 2019
“It’s easy in Sweden to work and have kids.” — Making Motherhood Work Nordic countries are renowned for their generous parental leaves. All evidence suggests that these leaves bring a host of benefits including improved maternal and…
American Capitalism: An Evolution or a Revolution?
December 19, 2019
CRB Executive Director Robert Strand was invited to testify to a U.S. Congress committee hearing on December 4, 2019 to consider issues of responsible business in American capitalism. Below is the formal testimony Robert submitted in advance of the…
Meet Namrata Gummalla: 2019 Patagonia Case Competition Finalist and Patagonia Corporate Development Intern
December 13, 2019
Beginning in 2016, the Berkeley Haas Center for Responsible Business and industry leader in sustainability, Patagonia, came together to bring next generation thinking to Patagonia’s most pressing sustainability challenges. The partnership is a…
With the 2020 Patagonia Case Competition Prompt Announced, How Can You Start Building Your Team Now?
November 26, 2019
Written by Tiffany Tran and John Monaghan, both Berkeley Haas MBA ’20 candidates and 2019 Patagonia Case Competition Runner Ups. Centered around one of the most admired companies in the world and focused on solving some of the most relevant…
Reflections on the 2019 Net Impact Conference
November 18, 2019
Written by Thais Esteves, MBA ’21 candidate “It is all about the journey and connecting to others” is just a cliché, some may say. Even though I try, sometimes it is a hard principle to embed in day-to-day life. In today’s world, in…
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 Vikings: Introduction
November 17, 2019
The following is a chapter excerpt from the in-progress book “Sustainable Vikings: Nordic Leadership in Sustainable Capitalism” authored by the CRB Executive Director Robert Strand. This book serves as the base text for the Haas…
The False Dawn of Corporate Social Responsibility
October 20, 2019
This blog post originally appeared in California Management Review’s Blog here on October 9, 2019. Looking at the prospects for more-enlightened corporate behavior in light of the recent headline making pledge of by the Business Roundtable…
Welcome our 2019-2020 Student Advisory Board New Members
October 20, 2019
The Center for Responsible Business is delighted to announce the newest members of our Student Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB works with the Center and fellow students to advise on as well as design and implement program structure, content,…
Sustainable Innovation: How are companies utilizing sustainability as a driver for innovation?
October 18, 2019
Written by Nerjada (Ada) Maksutaj, MBA ’20, CRB Fellow On September 18th, the Center for Responsible Business launched its new focus area: Sustainable Innovation, with a Peterson Speaker Series. We were lucky to hear from panelists…
