Summary Reports

New Release: Sustainability Cases Attract Global Audience / Report No. 134, 4 pages

In this Issue:

  • First Erb Case Study Competition Award Winners
  • Erb case studies win compeititons around the world
  • Erb-branded case studies from 2012-2013 and Erb partnership with Globalens
  • Popular Erb strategy course fills niche
  • Ross Faculty partners with Erb Students on REI Rentals Case

Sustainability Cases Attract Global Audience (pdf)

Erb Alumni Engage / Report No. 133, 4 pages
Each new class, including the 33 graduates-to-be of 2013, brings its own energy and skills to the Erb network. To make the most of our combined talents, the Institute facilitates ways for Erb’s 300 grads, who live in 14 countries and 29 states, to share resources and stay connected to the Institute and to each other. This report also covers our first Erb Road Show in Boston, our alumni engagement strategies for continued connection to the Erb community and student initiatives and projects that are funded by Alumni donors.
Erb Alumni Engage (pdf)

Sustainable Entrepreneurship at the Erb Institute / Report No. 132, 4 pages
Erb students and alumni demonstrate leadership in turning planet-friendly innovations into profit-making ventures. Erb entrepreneurs collaborate with distinguished experts from across the University of Michigan, and leverage the award-winning resources offered by the Ross School of Business. Chief among these resources is the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies (ZLI), a key partner in providing Erb students with the skills and opportunities they need to pilot and scale sustainable enterprises. Through a combination of coursework, grantawards, competitions and master’s projects, the Erb Institute is empowering the next generation of socially and environmentally motivated entrepreneurs.
Sustainable Entrepreneurship at the Erb Institute (pdf)

Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity / Report No. 131, 4 pages
Energized by overwhelming scientific evidence and agreement that human activity is causing serious changes in the Earth’s climate, the Erb Institute has joined environmental, social, and economic leaders around the world in promoting climate-change research, action, and opportunity on a global scale. Reaching across business sectors and national borders, the Institute has identified and disseminated strategies for advancing energy-efficient technologies, informing the climate policies of key decision-makers, and encouraging climate-wise behavior by corporations and consumers.
Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity (pdf)
Erb Institute Report on Detroit: Serving and Learning in our Community / Report No. 124, 4 pages
This report features the revitalization of Detroit’s lower east side, adaptive reuse of inner-city buildings, Ross School’s revitalization & business (R&B) initiative, new internships at the Erb Family Foundation, Green Garage entrepreneurs and much more.
Erb in Detroit: Serving and Learning in our Community (pdf)
Erb Institute Report on Energy Innovation Research / Report No. 123, 2 pages
New report on Energy Innovation Research featuring the Erb’s first Executive in Residence, Tom Catania; Professor Nigel Melville; Erb Alum, Ryan Whisnant; analysis from the three 2012 Energy Scholars, and much more. Energy Innovation Research at the Erb Institute (pdf)
Renewable Energy Research / Report No. 122, 2 pages 
Newsworthy renewables research and activity from faculty and students.
Renewable Energy Research (pdf)
Summary of 2011 Erb Institute Alumni Employment Survey / Report No. 121, 2 pages
Authors: co-authors Allison Shapiro and Rachel Smeak, Advisor: Rick Bunch
Erb alumni give top priority to the potential for social or environmental impact in career selection. Read more in the Erb alumni employment survey.
Sustainable Enterprise Careers of Erb Institute Alumni (pdf)

Erb Alumni Engage

April 1, 2013

Erb Alumni Engage / Report No. 133, 4 pages

  • Boston alumni dodge drifts to attend Erb Road Show
  • Student Affairs Manager exploring innovative ways to connect community
  • Alumni funding
  • Ways to engage
  • Comparative Ross and Erb salary data for class of 2012

Erb Alumni Engage (pdf)

Sustainable Entrepreneurship at the Erb Institute

February 15, 2013

Sustainable Entrepreneurship at the Erb InstituteReport No. 132, 4 pages

Erb students and alumni demonstrate leadership in turning planet-friendly innovations into profit-making ventures. Erb entrepreneurs collaborate with distinguished experts from across the University of Michigan, and leverage the award-winning resources offered by the Ross School of Business. Chief among these resources is the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies (ZLI), a key partner in providing Erb students with the skills and opportunities they need to pilot and scale sustainable enterprises. Through a combination of coursework, grantawards, competitions and master’s projects, the Erb Institute is empowering the next generation of socially and environmentally motivated entrepreneurs.

Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity

February 15, 2013

Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity / Report No. 131, 4 pages

Energized by overwhelming scientific evidence and agreement that human activity is causing serious changes in the Earth’s climate, the Erb Institute has joined environmental, social, and economic leaders around the
world in promoting climate-change research, action, and opportunity on a global scale. Reaching across business sectors and national borders, the Institute has identified and disseminated strategies for advancing energy-efficient technologies, informing the climate policies of key decision-makers, and encouraging climate-wise behavior by corporations and consumers.
Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity (pdf)

Detroit: Serving and Learning in our Community

February 15, 2013

Detroit: Serving and Learning in our Community / Report No. 124, 4 pages

This report features the revitalization of Detroit’s lower east side, adaptive reuse of inner-city buildings, Ross School’s revitalization & business (R&B) initiative, new internships at the Erb Family Foundation, Green Garage entrepreneurs and much more.
Erb in Detroit: Serving and Learning in our Community (pdf)

Erb Institute Report on Energy Innovation Research / Report No. 123, 2 pages

February 15, 2013

New report on Energy Innovation Research featuring the Erb’s first Executive in Residence, Tom Catania; Professor Nigel Melville; Erb Alum, Ryan Whisnant; analysis from the three 2012 Energy Scholars, and much more. Energy Innovation Research at the Erb Institute (pdf)

Renewable Energy Research / Report No. 122, 2 pages

February 15, 2013

Newsworthy renewables research and activity from faculty and students.
Renewable Energy Research (pdf)

Summary of 2011 Erb Institute Alumni Employment Survey / Report No. 121, 2 pages

February 15, 2013

Allison Shapiro and Rachel Smeak, Advisor: Rick Bunch
Erb alumni give top priority to the potential for social or environmental impact in career selection. Read more in the Erb alumni employment survey.
Sustainable Enterprise Careers of Erb Institute Alumni (pdf)