Exploring Best Practices for Human Rights Issues By Allison Torres Burtka The field of sustainability has evolved in recent years to include human rights issues. Consumers and investors have made these issues a priority, so businesses are responding. As they do,...
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Recycling at Keurig Green Mountain: A Brewing Problem
Report: Recycling at Keurig Green Mountain: A Brewing Problem (pdf abstract available) Purchase the full report on WDI Publishing (Case study #1-430-482) – published 06/2016, 16 pages Developed by: Alex Truelove, Ryan Moya, Daniel Patton, and Devina Trivedi. This case...
Alcoa: The Race to Light-Weighting
Alcoa: The Race to Light-weighting (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on GlobaLens (Case study #1-430-435) – published 08/2015, 24 pages Now available in Spanish: Alcoa: La carrera hacia el aligeramiento (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on GlobaLens (Case...
Interdisciplinary Collaboration for a Healthy and Sustainable World
I wish I had counted the number of perplexed looks I received this summer after describing my summer internship. Upon learning that I was an Erber, people would quickly assume “Interesting! So are you working in sustainability?” To which I would respond, “Not exactly....
Tackling Supply Chain Sustainability through Transparency and Collaboration
Today’s global supply chain creates economic opportunity overseas and cost savings for U.S. businesses, but comes with limited visibility and control of the working conditions where goods are sourced and manufactured. At a recent gathering sponsored by the Erb...
Erb Student Featured as Top Innovative Female U-M Student to Watch in 2015
Erb student, Marianna Kerppola was featured as a top innovative female student for her enterprise, BetterHope which curates products that create safe and sustainable jobs. Read the featured blog "15 Innovative Female Students to Watch in 2015 Read more about Marianna...
Sustainability Cases Attract Global Audience
Sustainability Cases Attract Global Audience Students at U-M and other top universities, including Northwestern University, University of Virginia and University of California, Berkeley, are benefiting from a substantial and growing catalog of Erb branded case studies...
Erb student wins Luce Fellowship!
Erb student, Jenny Cooper recently became a 2015-2016 Luce Scholar. Congratulations, Jenny, and best of luck on your Luce Fellowship! Read more about Jenny and the Luce Fellowship
Driving Innovation to Improve Global Health
Topics within this report include: Promoting Sustainability in Health Practices and Delivery Bringing Lessons-learned from Eastern Africa to the William Davidson Institute Building Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Global Health Outcomes Promoting Healthcare...
Solar Water Pumps for Farmers in Drought-Stricken Morocco
By Pavel Azgaldov Morocco. Since childhood, I’ve associated the name with the taste of sweetest oranges. Casablanca. Marrakesh. Atlas Mountains. Berbers: All quickened my imagination. In my mind they were associated with adventure, luring me to visit one day. I...