Corporate Partners
The Center for Responsible Business places tremendous value on our relationship with the corporate community. The Center serves as a bridge between academia and the corporate world and is excited to partner with companies on a variety of collaborative, CSR-focused opportunities. We depend solely on corporate and individual sponsorship for our annual operating funds.
Corporate Partners are a select group of companies who provide financial support to the Center, helping to further our mission by creating opportunities for education and innovative scholarship at the Haas School. Corporate Partners contribute $50,000 annually for a renewable two-year term and Center Affiliates contribute at least $5,000 to support our activities.
Center Corporate Partners & Affiliates
Corporate Partner Benefits
How Are Funds Used
How to Become a Sponsor or Affiliate
The Center is grateful to our corporate partners for their generous commitment and to our affiliates for their support:
Gap Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Company
Levi Strauss & Company
McDonald's Corporation
Center Affiliates
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Brown-Forman
Staley Cates
Cisco Systems, Inc.
The Dow Chemical Company
Driscoll Strawberry Associates
eBay, Inc.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
With their support, the Center's Corporate Partners receive a series of benefits, including various partnership-building opportunities:
Partnership: Consulting & Programs
Strategic CSR Consulting Projects – Annual project staffed by Haas student professionals and managed by faculty |
| Program Sponsorship – Research Program Support, MBA or Ph.D. Fellowships, Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), Stakeholder Forums, Symposiums etc. |
| Case Studies – Developed by Center staff, faculty, and Haas students |
| Third Party Assessment – Third-party review of company’s CSR reports |
Strategic One-On-One Advising |
Visibility: Reputation & Affiliation
| Unique Business Partnership – West Coast Presence, Berkeley Distinction, Top MBA Program, Strong Research Focus |
| Corporate Recognition in All Center Communication – Website recognition and links, acknowledgement in all Center communications, Haas reports |
| Recruiting Access to Top Haas Student Talent – Strategic projects, internships, job postings, Haas Career Center connection, student clubs |
Event Sponsorship – Additional event support opportunities |
Resources: Network & Research
| Center’s CSR Website Resources – Access to Center research; CSR Working Paper Series; Moskowitz Prize & SRIStudies.org online database |
| VIP Invitations to Center Programs & Events – Peterson Lecture Series, and Center symposiums and workshops |
| Quarterly Newsletters & Annual Report |
Presentations from Faculty & Staff |
External financial support is vital to sustaining and strengthening the education of corporate social responsibility at the Haas School, and all of our resources come from private donations. Sponsorship of the Center supports the following efforts:
- Attracting and retaining the best faculty, staff, and students
- Strengthening the Center’s experiential learning opportunities
- Maintaining the highest quality curriculum
- Enhancing networking opportunities between students and potential employers
- Funding cutting-edge research
- Organizing topical conferences, seminars, and workshops
- Providing information to students about the CSR field and Center programs
- Enhancing student interest in CSR-focused careers through guest lecturers, alumni events, and career fairs
- Supporting student scholarship through fellowships and grants
How to Become a Sponsor or Affiliate
For addition information on Center sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Katharine Brewer
Associate Director
Center for Responsible Business
e. kbrewer@haas.berkeley.edu
p. (510) 642.5581
