As guest co-editors, UConn Business Law and MSSRIB faculty members Stephen Park and Rachel Chambers, together with Karin Buhmann (Copenhagen Business School) and Danielle Anne Pamplona (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná), contributed to a new symposium published by the Business and Human Rights Journal blog. The symposium, based on the February 27–28, 2025 conference hosted at the University of […]
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UConn’s Sustainability Ranking
We are so excited that the MSSRIB program calls UConn home — especially at a school that’s once again ranked as one of the most sustainable universities in the country! In the latest AASHE Sustainable Campus Index, UConn stood out especially in coordination & planning, and engagement, building upon years of growth in sustainability efforts across academics, operations, and […]
Students Partner w/ Macy’s on Real-World Sustainability Project!!
Exciting News on UConn Today!! Four UConn School of Business graduate students recently served as consultants for Macy’s Inc., taking on a high-impact project to review and improve the company’s sustainability practices. This opportunity was part of their coursework in the “Social Responsibility and Accountability in Business” class and the MS in Social Responsibility and […]
A Conversation on Sustainable Capitalism – MSSRIB
In an exciting new video, MSSRIB Academic Director, Gerlinde Berger-Walliser, chats about her chapter in the recent book Sustainable Capitalism! Prof. Berger-Walliser describes how unique features in societies can support economic, social or environmental sustainability. The chapter challenges readers to shift the approach here in the U.S. to accelerate responsible business while still rooted in a […]
Robert Bird – Fullbright Scholarship
We’re thrilled to share that UConn Business Law Professor Robert Bird has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award! The Fulbright is a prestigious award granted to faculty based on their previous leadership and contributions to society. The Program aims to foster greater mutual understanding between the U.S. and countries around the world. It’s […]
MSSRIB Faculty Spotlight: Professor Stephen Kim Park
In an article co-authored with Tim R. Samples, Professor Stephen Kim Park examines how climate change is compounding the financial vulnerability of disaster-prone countries. “The Sovereign Climate Debt Trap and Natural Disaster Clauses” (American Business Law Journal, Vol. 61, No. 4, 2024) explores natural disaster clauses in sovereign debt contracts, which enable a government to temporarily suspend […]
Robert Bird: Legal Strategy is an Untapped Competitive Advantage for Companies
Adapted from UConn Today