Dec 15, 2022 | Blog, Faculty Research, Postdoctoral Research
Alarmed but unmoved: How people respond to information about local environmental risk Information about local environmental risk, such as a neighborhood’s air quality data, generally is more accessible than it once was. And businesses have increasingly been required...
Oct 1, 2022 | Blog, Impact Project
Student Impact Project: B Lab Africa After coming to Michigan, I took a class, Environ 208, where I was first introduced to this incredible community of Erbers. I was immediately drawn to the purpose and focus on business and sustainability. In the coming weeks, I...
Sep 27, 2022 | Blog, CPRT
Stop the Arms Race: Align government affairs with ESG and sustainability goals to enable business as a force for good Today’s companies, particularly in the U.S., are perceived as having tremendous power, economically, politically, and socially. Then why are...
Jul 15, 2022 | Blog, Student Research
Student Report: Illicit Trade and Modern Slavery “Illicit trade fuels modern slavery. Human trafficking is a highly lucrative line of business for the global criminal network that also engages in the trade of drugs, wildlife, counterfeit products, etc. These criminals...
Feb 16, 2022 | Alumni, Blog
Erb’s 25th Anniversary: Lasting lessons on negotiation and building support Sangeeta Ranade remembers a negotiation exercise in a sustainability strategy class at the Erb Institute more than 20 years ago that has stuck with her ever since. Each student had a...
Feb 15, 2022 | Blog, Erb Fellows, Student Experience
Erb’s 25th Anniversary: Business and sustainability growth at the University of Michigan The Erb Institute established the undergraduate Erb Fellows program last year bringing together students from across the University of Michigan to focus on business and...
Feb 4, 2022 | CPRT, Featured, News
Recognizing and Countering Authoritarian Threats to Democracy: What Role for Business? These are perilous times for constitutional democracy. Partisans across the political spectrum accuse each other of being anti-democratic. Research and advocacy non-profit Freedom...
Nov 11, 2021 | Blog, Student Research
Student Blog: A toe, and then a foot, in the door of the apparel industry Over the summer, I spent 10 weeks interning with the Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center (ISAIC), which is a startup cut-and-sew manufacturer, training and apparel innovation center. I began...
