Mar 19, 2024 | CPRT, Faculty News, News
Tom Lyon’s book on corporate political responsibility helps to ‘unrig’ the system Many Americans believe business has too much influence in politics, says Erb faculty member Tom Lyon, the Dow Chair of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce. “If you look at...
Mar 15, 2024 | News, Student Experience
Erb Institute students help plan largest ClimateCAP MBA Summit By Dana Pflughoeft (MS ’24), Originally published by the School for Environment and Sustainability The ClimateCAP MBA Summit, a conference that aims to prepare future business leaders on how to...
Jan 30, 2024 | Faculty Research
How diverse groups can set the stage for collaborative action Diversity in a group can boost its problem-solving and innovation potential. But simply bringing diverse people together doesn’t necessarily help them work well together. “In addressing social issues,...
Jan 23, 2024 | Faculty News, News
Charlene Zietsma joins the Erb Institute as Faculty Director Charlene Zietsma joined the Erb Institute as Faculty Director this January. She joined the University of Michigan as the Max McGraw Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at SEAS and at the Ross School of...
Dec 12, 2023 | Blog, Impact Project, Student Experience
Student Impact Project vErbmont: New perspectives on sustainability challenges An unwritten tradition for third-year Erb students is the whole class coming together for a trip during fall break to celebrate the journey we’ve been on. Previous classes have ventured up...
Dec 12, 2023 | Blog, Postdoctoral Research
Why place matters for community regeneration Sustainability challenges are complex and global, but they are experienced most acutely at the local level. These challenges touch economic, environmental, social and cultural aspects of local places, and they affect every...
Nov 7, 2023 | Blog, Impact Project, Student Experience
A review: The GRI Sustainability Professional Certification Recently I became a certified GRI Sustainability Professional. The certification is awarded by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international organization that develops the leading sustainability...
Oct 26, 2023 | Blog, Faculty Research
Report: Greenwashing 3.0 Why addressing greenwashing remains as important as ever (and what can be done about it) Companies are being put on notice, and paying the price, for deceiving consumers with untrue or ambiguous environmental pronouncements about their...
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Faculty Research
How can business prioritize justice? Two student researchers weigh in “It is more critical than ever that businesses in the 21st century are focused on generating long-term value for all stakeholders and addressing the challenges we face, which will result in shared...
Aug 17, 2023 | Blog, Faculty Research
Are companies’ ESG and net zero commitments a form of greenwashing? More than a third of the world’s largest companies have made net zero commitments, and many more have made environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments. But how many of them will actually...
