Responsible Business Blog
Free Mug Share Program Looks to Make a Home in Berkeley
September 13, 2019
Written by Berklee Welsh, BS ’20 As U.C. Berkeley’s Zero Waste by 2020 goal quickly approaches, an all-hands-on-deck approach is needed to make significant progress on achieving the stated 90% diversion rate throughout campus. A…
CRB Student Advisory Board Summer Experiences
September 13, 2019
Alison Gilbert, MBA ’20 MBA Innovation Intern at Clif Bar This summer, Alison took on an innovation project at Clif Bar. Her work “explored how to design a product that directly speaks to Clif Bar’s commitment to its core aspirations…
Looking to the 2019-2020 Academic Year: Letter from the Executive Director
September 13, 2019
Dear Friends of the Center for Responsible Business: The fall semester is off and running here at U.C. Berkeley and the halls of Haas are buzzing with energy. As we have now entered a new academic year, I would like to offer some reflections…
Case Studies: Inspiring the Next Generation of Responsible Leaders
July 31, 2019
Authoring sustainability-minded case studies is one way the CRB helps move sustainability further into the mainstream. Working with the Berkeley-Haas Case Series and the California Management Review, we develop case studies suitable for inclusion…
The Future of Impact Management: Industry Roundtable
July 29, 2019
Written by Nancy Reyes Mullins, MDP Candidate Class of 2020 and CRB Student Advisory Board member, and Sara Olsen, SVT founder and host of The Future of Impact Management Roundtable. This is the first post of a two-part series. Check back next month…
Building Sustainable Chemistry with Levi Strauss & Co.
July 26, 2019
Levis Strauss is a longtime partner of both the Haas School of Business and the Center for Responsible Business. As a leader in the sustainable apparel industry, Levi’s has challenged and inspired many of the students who pass through Haas. Their…
Human Rights & Business Initiative: Advancing Respect for Human Rights Around the World
July 09, 2019
Business has an important role and responsibility in building respect for human rights around the world. From modern slavery to digital privacy, the Center for Responsible Business believes human rights considerations must be core to every business…
Alumni Spotlight: Past, Present, and Future of the CRB
June 04, 2019
On November 27th, 2018, The CRB hosted a special celebratory Peterson Speaker Series in honor of the CRB’s 15th Anniversary. The event brought together past executive directors and alumni who are now leaders in the field to discuss how far…
Applied Learning and Sustainable Value Creation: The Haas SRI Fund at 10 Years
June 04, 2019
Ten years ago, the Haas Socially Responsible Investment Fund (HSRIF) was established with a visionary mission: to give students the unique opportunity to run a fund that makes investments using a social-responsibility screen. The fund was the first…
AI for Social Impact: Designing for More Inclusive Artificial Intelligence
April 29, 2019
Written by Jeff Hartsough, MBA Candidate Class of 2019 and Ada Maksutaj, MBA Candidate Class of 2020 On March 7th, the Center for Responsible Business and the Human Rights Center, in collaboration with Microsoft, hosted the third annual conference…
