Appeal of residential solar photovoltaics – Does framing matter?

Jan 16, 2019 | Faculty Research, Library

If residential solar photovoltaics (PV) were adopted more widely in the United States, they could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But consumers balk at high up-front costs, even if energy savings would later offset those costs. A group of researchers...

BSR’s Ouida Chichester talks business and human rights

Jan 3, 2019 | Blog

The Erb Institute sat down with Erb Seminar speaker and BSR Manager Ouida Chichester to talk about the business case for human rights. Through her work with BSR, Ouida has worked with many companies to improve their human rights policies. In the video, she digs into...

Erb Director’s Corner: Erb in India

Jan 2, 2019 | Blog

Erb Faculty Director Joe Árvai and I took Erb on the road in November—to India! India is one of the institute’s priority emerging markets for sustainability impact, and we’ve been working with the India Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) to develop a partnership...

Resolutions that we can sustain

Dec 20, 2018 | Blog

Soon we’ll be celebrating the start of a new year, and with it will come New Year’s resolutions. I’ll challenge myself to resolve to change some habit or way of thinking. How about you? What resolutions will you make for 2019? On Thursday, January 31st, at Hop Cat in...

Ross Open Road: Supporting Social Entrepreneurs Across the Country

Dec 20, 2018 | Blog, Student Experience

Erb Institute students have many opportunities to pursue short- and long-term projects to both further their career goals and have a positive impact on the world. One of those opportunities is Ross Open Road. Ross Open Road supports social entrepreneurs across the...

Report: How business can measure the impact—and ROI—of corporate sustainability?

Dec 14, 2018 | News

In partnership with the Erb Institute, Innovation Forum recently hosted a conference in Detroit that delved into the best ways to assess materiality, build a business case and deliver impact at scale. Participants from corporations, nonprofits and academia shared...

Shifting toward business practices to address human rights: A Q&A with Caroline Rees

Dec 10, 2018 | Blog

Shift is the leading center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. As a mission-driven organization, Shift works with companies, governments and other agents of change—around the globe—to help build a world where business gets done...

Five key takeaways from Expo East on the organic foods industry

Dec 5, 2018 | Blog, Student Experience

Natural Products Expo East is one of the biggest natural foods trade shows in the world. The September 2018 event in Baltimore attracted 1,500 businesses and 30,000 attendees, including us—two Erb students participating as MBArk Fellows, with the support of fantastic...

The future of business sustainability: Building a more inclusive environmental movement

Dec 4, 2018 | Blog, Student Experience

“The environmental movement has come a long way, spurring government policies and embedding sustainable practices into business. However, one area we have not been able to transform effectively is consumer behavior. Although the movement has grown over time, the...

The future of business sustainability: Pushing sustainable consumption toward the mainstream

Dec 4, 2018 | Blog, Student Experience

How can the “sustainable consumption” movement mainstream itself by becoming more accessible and thus inclusive and diverse? This year, I had the privilege of co-organizing the Erb Institute’s first-ever diversity, equity and inclusion panel, alongside fellow Erb...