Sustainability at Haas

The Haas School of Business educates entrepreneurial leaders to address society’s biggest challenges: innovation, inclusion, and sustainability, particularly the global climate crisis. A climate resilient economy means almost every aspect of our global economy — agriculture, transportation, energy, construction — will need to be rethought and redesigned to reduce and then remove greenhouse gases from the equation. It’s the greatest challenge, and opportunity, of our time. Sustainability at Haas is about preparing business leaders who will lead this economic transformation. Through research, teaching, and applied student projects, Berkeley Haas is leading the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy.

Haas Sustainability Highlights

5 Questions: With Dean Ann E. Harrison, Haas School of Business – Cal Alumni Association

“To lead in the future, you must be able to confront the realities of climate change and our environment, the widening gap between rich and poor, and racial injustice… Leadership on sustainability, for example, is not just for business leaders who work directly on climate issues or in climate technology. Accountants need to plan for the effects of climate change on valuation and outcomes; real estate developers and financiers will need to consider climate changes in forecasting risk; so will consultants and investment bankers.”

Why the SEC is right to make climate risk disclosure mandatory – Financial Times

SAIF Professional Faculty Anne Simpson on how “Regulator has provided blast of fresh air that could revitalise capital allocation”. Simpson teaches sustainable financial investing to MBA and Undergraduate students at the Haas Sustainable and Impact Finance initiative and is Global Head of Sustainability at Franklin Templeton.

Faculty and Research

Faculty research interests span a wide range of environmental, ethical, governance and corporate social responsibility topics, from energy and environmental economics to sustainable supply chains to food sustainability to impact investing.

Faculty and Research

Curriculum

Our curriculum boasts an increasing amount of sustainable innovation courses and opportunities, led and taught by some of the most accomplished minds at the intersection of business and sustainability.

Sustainability Curriculum

Zero Carbon, Zero Waste

We are committed to leading the way in zero waste infrastructure, as can be seen at Chou Hall, the first certified TRUE Zero Waste academic building in the world.

Zero Waste

Student Opportunities

There are numerous opportunities to get involved in Haas and campus sustainability initiatives beyond the classroom.

Student Opportunitites

The Climate Imperative for Business

Business as usual is no longer an option. Business firms of all kinds must adopt the climate imperative as a principle to guide their behavior. The potential of this transition is our sustainability mission here at Berkeley Haas. Read more about the Climate Imperative for Business.

Frank Cooper, CMO, BlackRock

“When Blackrock hires new MBA graduates we expect them to be aware of and understand the key issues, challenges and framework of sustainability, particularly climate change, to create enduring, sustainable value for all of our stakeholders.”