CESR Costa Rica Blog

CESR Student Assistant Represents in Costa Rica

Nov. 21, 2018

If you have ever travelled somewhere outside the country, you are likely familiar with stepping outside your comfort zone. When I stepped off the plane and into Costa Rica last month, I found myself further outside this zone than ever before. This is because in addition to traveling abroad, I...

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Meet Diane Solinger, the CESR Advisory Board’s Newest Member

Nov. 12, 2018

This January, Diane Solinger joined the CESR Advisory Board . With her passions for purpose-driven work, ethics, and social responsibility, along with her varied experience in the nonprofit sector and in the corporate world, she is a great asset to the Advisory Board, as well as to students. Solinger sat...

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Leeds Explores Denver; Learning From Successful Socially Responsible Businesses

Nov. 5, 2018

On Friday November 3rd, CESR participated in a Leeds Explores trip to Denver to learn from socially responsible businesses with sustainable practices. Twenty students participated in the company visits, organized in collaboration with the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship and the Leeds Career Development Office . Sustainability-focused visits included GroundFloor Media,...

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Alumna Makes Positive Impact With her Finance Degree

Oct. 29, 2018

A career in finance can provide you with the opportunity to drive change in the business world. Olivia O’Toole, an alumna who graduated with a Bachelor’s in Economics and a Masters in Finance, has begun her career at BSW Wealth Partners in impact investing where she works to promote investment...

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Environmental Entrepreneurs LEED the Adoption of Greener Building Standards

Oct. 22, 2018

Today, climate change has become a hot topic as annual global temperatures are on the rise, largely resulting from escalating carbon dioxide emissions. Siddharth Vedula, who recently received his PhD at the Leeds School of Business, and Jeffrey G. York , Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Leeds, identify...

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Choosing an Ethical Direction

Oct. 15, 2018

Today, we frequently hear of issues concerning fraud and embezzlement, which are regarded as blatantly unethical, but we don’t always consider what drove these people to such an unethical career. In his article, Ethics Expert, Felon Speaks to Accounting Students , Joe Cote explores Chuck Gallagher’s explanation as to how...

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The UN drafts a road map for the future of business education

July 14, 2017

Business, management schools and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) convened at the 2017 Global Forum for Responsible Management Education – 10 Years of PRME, of the UN-supported Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative, held at UN Headquarters and Fordham University in New York City from 18-19 July 2017. Here, they...

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Gratitude to two esteemed board members

July 10, 2017

This summer the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility (CESR) bids a fond farewell to retiring board members Terri Bourne and Geoie Writer. Terri Bourne, Risk and Assurance Manager at Shell Ethics & Compliance Office, Royal Dutch Shell PLC For two of her three years of membership, Terri Bourne chaired...

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Students explore ethical business in Germany

July 3, 2017

Don Oest, faculty member at the Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR), along with Andrea Straccia, director of Leeds Residential Academic Program (RAP), took 28 Leeds freshmen to Germany to explore the operation and culture of global businesses. The trip focused on ethics, efficiency, expansion and social responsibility as...

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Getting to the Core of Real Food with Kimbal Musk at the 7th Annual Conscious Capitalism Conference

May 8, 2017

Kimbal Musk, Co-founder of The Kitchen Students, faculty and community members made up the sold out crowd at the 7 th annual Conscious Capitalism Conference on food security. Hosted by the Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR), the event featured a variety of panels and talks, with Kimbal Musk,...

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