Upcoming Events
2022 Plant Futures Symposium
January 28- 29 | Virtual
During this virtual event, experts from across our food system will share critical insights into how we might work together to ensure a more equitable, plant-centric, and ecologically sound food system for all.
Please join us for the unique opportunity. to drop into an acclaimed UC Berkeley course and hear from world-class academics, researchers, chefs and entrepreneurial leaders share their strategies for accelerating the transition to a plant-centric food system.
Register at: https://hopin.com/events/plant-futures-symposium-2022
Peterson Speaker Series: Ethan Brown, Founder, President, & CEO of Beyond Meat
March 16, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Spieker Forum
Join us in Spieker Forum on the 6th floor of Chou Hall at the Haas School of Business where Ethan Brown will be joining us virtually.
Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Haas Dean’s Speaker Series
CRB Office Hours [Starting 2/23]
Wednesdays, 12:00 - 2:00PM | F416, Haas Faculty Building
Stop by the CRB’s open office hours to chat with staff to learn more about our work and how the CRB accelerates UC Berkeley Students’ path to impact through responsible business.
Past Events
The Weakest Link in the Global Supply Chain: How the Pandemic is Affecting Bangladesh's Garment Workers
May 11, 8:00 - 9:30 AM
As the coronavirus spread across the world in early 2020 and a lockdown in Bangladesh became inevitable, businesses were forced to respond quickly to the evolving situation. A report was draft from in-depth interviews conducted between October 2020 and February 2021 with senior executives from international brands, Bangladeshi suppliers, representatives of the international civil society, and Bangladeshi labor activists. It seeks to understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and the workers, and it proposes changes to policies and practices that can lead to long-term changes that would benefit global retailers, suppliers, and ultimately workers themselves. We are pleased to welcome a panel of experts who contributed to the report and will be discussing the findings that offer a cautionary tale on how brands and supply chains should respond as Bangladesh’s second lockdown is underway.