Entrepreneurs and the racial wealth divide: A Q&A with Jessica Norwood
African American entrepreneurs have a significantly harder time than their white counterparts do in securing funding from friends and family to launch their businesses. Entrepreneur Jessica Norwood founded the Runway Project to help them get the seed funding they need...
Sustainability in Detroit, Part 4: The dirt
Sustainability in Detroit Part 4: The dirt Oct 14, 2019 What does sustainability look like in Detroit, a city that is going through changes that some consider a renaissance? The Erb Institute talked with five people who are working to make Detroit more sustainable—in...
Council of Michigan Foundations Honors John Erb with 2019 Russell G. Mawby Award for Philanthropy
Grand Haven, MI – John Erb has been named the 2019 recipient of the Russell G. Mawby Award for Philanthropy by the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) and the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA). Erb is Chairman of the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation....
Sustainability in Detroit, Part 3: Stormwater
What does sustainability look like in Detroit, a city that is going through changes that some consider a renaissance? The Erb Institute talked with five people who are working to make Detroit more sustainable—in wildly divergent ways, from bees, to dirt, to real...
We Can’t Leave It to Younger Generations to Save the World
Blog Earlier this year, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg inspired youth climate protests in more than 100 cities around the world. Among the Green New Deal’s champions is the Sunrise Movement, which says it is “building an army of young people to make climate change an...
Guidelines aim to slow spread of fake climate change news on Facebook
In this era of conflicting ideologies, fake news about climate change—especially on Facebook—can embolden those who remain unconvinced that it’s a threat and can easily influence people who only casually follow the issue. Lauren Lutzke is a doctoral student at the...
Sustainability in Detroit, Part 2: Making way for bees
What does sustainability look like in Detroit, a city that is going through changes that some consider a renaissance? The Erb Institute talked with five people who are working to make Detroit more sustainable—in wildly divergent ways, from bees, to dirt, to real...
How to promote sustainable decisions in polarized times
How to promote sustainable decisions in polarized times Sustainability needs evidence. Evidence enables us to better understand how our actions affect the environment. It empowers us to make more sustainable choices, both as consumers and as managers. For example, as...