A Letter to the Community
A Note from Laura D. Tyson, Kristiana Raube, Ben Mangan and Robert Strand Dear Friends, As the year draws to a close, at the Institute for Business and Social Impact, we reflect on the election,…
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Launching the Investment for Impact Research Prize
The Center for Responsible Business at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business has just launched a $5,000 research prize for work on the role of impact investment aimed at improving society or the environment. The…
The 2017 Global Social Venture Competition Gets Underway
The 18th annual Global Social Venture Competition, which attracts social impact startup ventures from around the world, is about to get underway with the biggest prize pool yet. This year, the winners of the…
Letter from Bangkok: The 2016 GSVC Finals
By Cameron Scherer GSVC Student Fellow Re-posted from impactmba None of us expected the night to end with a water gun fight – but I’ll get there later. Last month, three classmates and I had…
Young social impact leaders recognized at 2016 Global Social Venture Competition
An Austrian startup that developed an electronic reader and computer tablet for the blind won the $25,000 first place award at the 2016 Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), hosted this year by Thammasat Business School…
The Patagonia Case Competition: Finding an Eco-Friendly Water Repellent
By Edmund L. Andrews Few companies have tied their identities more closely to environmental responsibility than Patagonia, the outdoor apparel manufacturer founded decades ago by the rock climber Yvon Choinard. Patagonia’s mission statement is “build…
Optics v. Sexual Harassment at UC Berkeley
Writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, two faculty members at Berkeley-Haas argue that the UC Berkeley’s response to charges of sexual harassment are “inadequate” and “might make the problem worse.” Kellie McElhaney, adjunct professor at…
From Berkeley to Bangkok: Finalists in the Global Social Venture Competition
By Edmund L. Andrews The 2016 Global Social Venture Competition is now in the final stretch. After reviewing new business ideas from almost 500 start-up social ventures in 50 nations, judging panels…
David Vogel in Wall Street Journal: Virtuous Companies Don’t Earn Higher Returns
By Edmund L. Andrews Investment funds that focus on social and environmental responsibility have enjoyed explosive growth over the past decade, amassing $5 trillion in assets by the end of 2014. As a general matter,…
Unleashing the Full Potential of Microenterprises for Inclusive Growth
By Laura D. Tyson Re-posted from the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth February 16, 2016 Economist Laura Tyson, the Center’s new senior advisor for microentrepreneurship, offers three insights for how governments, non-governmental organizations, multinational corporations…