SB’17 Detroit’s Youth Impact Project: Thinking, Making, Doing Excitement has been building in and around Detroit for the Sustainable Brands (SB) conference convening later this month. This excitement was evident two nights ago at the Charles H. Wright Museum of...
In March, over 80,000 people made their way to Anaheim, Calif., for the natural products industry’s 37th annual tradeshow. I had the opportunity to visit this year’s expo as part of the MBArk program, which helps MBA students learn about career paths in the natural...
Nearly two years ago, through the William Davidson Institute, I had the opportunity to spend a summer in rural Rwanda working with the Ihangane Project (TIP), a small nonprofit dedicated to improving health care outcomes in the Ruli catchment area. Millions of people...
At Expo West, the largest natural foods conference held each year in the United States, the conventional rules about food do not apply. Attendees will find bugs in their food, sample snacks that producers proudly note are “alive,” and try vegan burgers that bleed. I...
Several weeks ago, a team from Ross had the opportunity to compete in the final stage of the 2017 MBA Impact Investing Network and Training (MIINT), an “experiential lab designed to give business and graduate students a hands-on education in impact investing.” The...
At the 16th Wall Street Green Summit in New York in March, I heard from 100 sustainability leaders, as well as financiers, lawyers and government leaders such as Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, about the latest trends in...
As part of Erb’s Cool Projects, I recently attended a Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Training offered by the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence. It offered a glimpse into the challenges that sustainability professionals must face on a daily basis....
Ever since my experience building an ecommerce venture as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia, I have been fascinated by how technology can help solve the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. When I stumbled upon the Accelerate Good Global Summit,...
This is Part 2 in a series of Erb Perspective Blogs from the Erb Directors. I've been in La Habana, Cuba this week, attending a series of meetings related to the research and engagement agendas of the Erb Institute. During a walk near my hotel, I met this wonderful...
Conscientious consumers are repeatedly encouraged to eat local, buy organic, seek out fair trade labels and ask about the traceability of a product’s supply chain. As sales of organic and ethically labeled products rise, companies both large and small have focused...