|
Center Hosts Social Performance Metrics Conference
On April 8-9, the Center for Responsible Business
hosted the "Measuring and Reporting Social,
Environmental, and Financial Performance"
conference, an annual CSR event held in partnership
with Boston
University's School of Management, London Business
School, and
The Aspen Institute's Business and Society
Program.
The conference featured keynote speeches from
John Elkington, co-founder and chairman of
SustainAbility, and Gavin Power, Senior Advisor at the
United Nation's Global Compact (UNGC).
Thirteen different academic papers were also
presented - all around powerful themes, such as: the
U curve
relationship between CSR and brand attributes (Hill);
a high degree of insider ownership of a firm predicting
lower CSR spending (Rubin); the virtuous cycle
between CSR and a firm's financial performance
(Peloza)...
Full Story...
|
|
| |
Welcome to the first Redefining Good Business Newsletter!
Since we
launched the Center for Responsible Business in
January 2003,
we have been so busy building our curriculum,
developing research agendas, running our unique
experiential learning CSR projects inside of
companies, hiring staff, teaching students - that we
have ignored a core tenet of good strategic
corporate responsibility: communication and
transparency. We are excited to finally share our
activities and accomplishments with you all!
We welcome your feedback on this inaugural
newsletter.
|
| |
| |
- Gap Inc. CSR Fellows Announced
|
| |
The Center for Responsible Business is pleased to
announce the recipients of the first Gap Inc.
Fellowship in Corporate Social Responsibility for the
Haas School of Business' incoming MBA class of 2007.
|
| |
Full Story... |
| |
- Spring YEAH Events Showcase Youth Accomplishments
|
| |
More than thirty Haas MBA students are making a
difference in local disadvantaged high schools as
mentors for Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH), a
program of the Center for Responsible Business.
|
| |
Full Story... |
| |
- Inaugural Undergraduate CSR Case Competition
|
| |
By successfully balancing innovation, quality, and
ethical sourcing in a real-world case for the apparel
industry, a team of undergraduate Haas students
took top honors at the first Haas undergraduate
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Case
Competition, held on April 13.
|
| |
Full Story... |
| |
- Successful Spring MBA "Strategic CSR & Projects" Course
|
| |
Professor Kellie McElhaney's MBA course, "Strategic
CSR and Projects", is often one of the most popular
and dynamic classes at Haas during the spring
semester - and this year, the course reached new
highs.
|
| |
Full Story... |
| |
- Center to Launch New Corporate Partners Program
|
| |
The Center's Corporate Partners Program is a select
group of companies who support the mission and
vision of the Center by helping to create
opportunities for education and innovative
scholarship. Corporate Partners receive a series of
benefits with this unique partnership, including:
- Customized strategic CSR consulting engagements
- VIP access to Center programs and events
- Enhanced visibility to top Haas talent
- Access to valuable CSR resources
To learn more about the Center's new Corporate
Partners Program, please contact Katharine Brewer at
(510) 642-5581 or kbrewer@haas.berkeley.edu.
|
|
