Responsible Business Blog
Electric Vehicles and Human Rights: The Other Side of the Mineral Supply Chain
May 20, 2025
Last year in 2024, I moved to San Francisco from Tokyo. It was my first time setting foot in California, but after five years in the automotive industry, I’d long been watching this market from afar. California has always been a benchmark for…
From Skeptic to Learner: What the Nordics Taught Me About Capitalism
May 15, 2025
My journey began four months ago with a healthy dose of skepticism. On the first day of our course on “Sustainable Capitalism in the Nordics?” we were asked a deceptively simple question: “Is capitalism sustainable?” I met it with quiet…
Human Rights in Business: A Fireside Chat with Smruti Govan, PepsiCo.
April 09, 2025
The last installment of the Center for Responsible Business’s (CRB) Human Rights & Business series took place on March 12, 2025 as a fireside chat with Smruti Govan, the Legal Director of Human Rights and Sustainable Sourcing at PepsiCo.…
Pausing, Pivoting, and Reimagining Impact: Reflections from the CRB x BEACN Grad Panel
April 09, 2025
On March 5th, BEACN and the Haas Center for Responsible Business (CRB) co-hosted a panel that went far beyond the typical graduate school Q&A. João Ricardo K., Francesca Bitton, Margo Wilwerding, and Katiza Mitrovic—graduate students in the…
Advancing the Dialogue: AI, Business, and the Future of Human Rights
April 09, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping how we live, interact, and do business. With this radical digital transformation comes a wave of important ethical questions: How do we ensure AI is developed responsibly? How do we protect equity,…
Highlighting Meaningful Opportunities at the Intersection of Climate and Food Systems for Business Students
April 09, 2025
Berkeley Haas was selected to host this year’s ClimateCAP Summit– an annual climate transition conference that brings together MBA students, business leaders, and experts from around the world to assess the implications of climate change…
Embedding Human Rights in Business: Reflections from the Human Rights & Business Series
January 07, 2025
The private sector has an outsized impact on global human rights. Businesses can promote or violate human rights through their labor practices, use of resources, distribution of products, and governance. Unfortunately, market forces tend to…
Flourishing Farmer: Business Models for Regenerative Agriculture
December 12, 2024
The CRB is proud to share this report, published by the Idea Garden Institute, and co-authored by two current Student Advisory Board members, Jacqueline Gottuso (MBA 25′), Cooper FitzGerald (MBA 25′), and recent Haas alum Anastasia…
The Sweet Spot: Balancing People, Planet, and Prosperity through Doughnut Economics
December 12, 2024
The CRB, under the “Rethinking Capitalism” initiative, is asking tough questions on the future of American business education. How are business schools implicated in the current state of the world, our communities, and the environment? What is…
Rethinking Capitalism in the American Business School
December 11, 2024
On November 7th, 2024, over 70 students, staff, faculty, and community members gathered at Berkeley’s historic Faculty Club for our Election Debrief: Rethinking Capitalism in the American Business School. The mood was somber and reflective –…
