CESR Blog

The Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR) presents its sixth annual Conscious Capitalism Conference: Social Impact Investing -- Different Views, Different Voices this November 11th, 2015 at Folsom Field Stadium Club on the CU Boulder campus. The event will bring together business students and leaders from regional universities and...

Doing good and being profitable: A journey in authentic leadership Jisook Choi, COO of Anato Investment Group, LLC 10/27, 9:30-10:45 am, HUMN 250 REGISTER HERE Leeds students are invited to attend this event, featuring Jisook Choi , the COO of Anato Investment Group, LLC , a new venture at the...

Wednesday September 9th marked the first informational meeting for the new student group at the Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR), the CESR Fellows. The meeting was attended by 22 prospective Fellows from all classes as well as CESR Executive Director Mark Meaney, several CESR faculty and Leeds Dean...

Three new faculty members joined the Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR) this fall. A Holistic Leader The embodiment of a holistic approach to leadership “from the inside out,” new CESR instructor Marni Gauthier, PhD, is an award-winning teacher, expert learning designer and published author as well as a...

VIDEO : Catch a glimpse of the trip here: Business Solutions for the Developing World - Panama Global Seminar ! Why choose Panama as the setting for a class on social entrepreneurship? Home to skyscrapers, tropical jungles, indigenous people, exquisite islands and the canal, Panama is considered the fourth strongest...

B Corps are unique in that they must be certified to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. Unlike traditional corporations that sometimes find these standards to be at odds with financial obligations to shareholders, B Corps (benefit corporations) build them into their corporate structure. One...

Two Leeds School of Business professors, Shaun Davies, assistant professor of finance, and Edward Van Wesep, associate professor of finance, have completed a working paper called The Unintended Consequences of Divestment . "The big idea is that divestment campaigns, while noble, feature two serious flaws -- one, if initially successful,...

This summer, a diverse group of 30 students from both in and out-of-state took part in the Leeds School of Business’ Excel Summer​ Bridge program, an innovative three-week summer course which prepares incoming students for the challenging curriculum offered by Leeds. The program is hosted and organized by Leeds' Office...

UPDATE! August 19, 2015: Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR) Executive Director Mark Meaney has been named as the Interim Head Secretariat of the North America Chapter of the UN’s PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) program. By Mark Meaney CESR Executive Director I recently had the honor of...

A recent article in the Huffington Post , “Do Startups and Incumbents Differ on Reasons for Entering into Green Industries?” , features a study published by Leeds School of Business Assistant Professor Jeffrey York and Darden School of Business Professor Michael Lenox. The study examines two areas of inquiry: What...