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...
Jul 17, 2023 | Blog, Impact Project, Student Experience
Insights from the Future of Climate Action conference Climate change is an urgent global concern that has prompted companies to develop comprehensive climate action plans, including strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While companies can easily...
May 24, 2023 | Blog, Student Experience
ClimateCAP 2023 dives into the business implications of climate change ClimateCAP brings together MBA students, business leaders and experts from around the world to assess the implications of climate change for business and investment. At the summit, students gain a...
May 23, 2023 | Blog, Student Research
Sustainability in sports: Assessing emissions and sustainability in Michigan Athletics After a compelling project assessing the University of Michigan Athletic Department’s sustainability initiative for his ENVIRON 391 class, C.Y. Cheng (Erb Fellow ’22) wanted to...
May 12, 2023 | Blog, Faculty Research
Embedded activists show promise in creating new climate change solutions Corporations often are expected to have robust sustainability and climate change mitigation plans in place, and activists push for action. But corporations often struggle to make significant...
May 12, 2023 | Blog, Student Experience
Defining values and working toward a calling Looking for one’s calling or purpose is a pretty daunting task, especially at only 22 years old and still in an undergraduate program. Although I say that my concentration is supply chain management, I am still trying to...
May 12, 2023 | Blog, Impact Project, Student Experience
Erb students build their understanding of project finance for renewable energy Renewable energy developers commonly use project finance to find funding to build their portfolios, including solar farms, wind assets and energy storage. Project finance is a method of...
Apr 7, 2023 | Blog, Faculty Research, Student Research
It’s time for the end of the fossil-fuel industry as we know it With climate change, “we are confronted with an existential crisis that requires radical action if we are to respond with adequate scope and scale,” Andrew J. Hoffman and Douglas M. Ely argue in the...
Mar 31, 2023 | Blog, News
Erb Workshop: Justice should be an action, not only a core value Instances of injustice lie everywhere—from workers’ rights violations to pollution that disproportionately harms low-income communities of color. The Erb Institute recently convened the workshop...
Feb 24, 2023 | Blog, Impact Project
Student Impact Project: Developing the ‘Next Tier’ of corporate sustainability leaders When the World Environment Center (WEC) partnered with the Erb Institute to build out its innovative new “Next Tier” program to equip companies left behind in the sustainability...
