The Erb Institute is a family. There are no two ways about it. I don’t say that lightly, unlike some organizations. The Erb family, like any strong family, is full of people willing to give with no expectation of reciprocation—from material things like a tube for...
One of the Erb Institute’s biggest draws was its numerous hands-on learning experiences. Last fall, Heidi Graves ’22, Wes Davis ’22 and I had the wonderful opportunity to work with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) through the...
I now know I did not have to be a great environmentalist to join Erb, and the experience and resources at Michigan and Erb are helping me start my career in environmental sustainability strategy.
Student Blog: A toe, and then a foot, in the door of the apparel industryOver 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...
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery stores’ shelves sat empty as consumers rushed to stockpile toilet paper, canned goods and other necessities. With roughly 50% of Americans transitioning to remote work, the pandemic highlighted the vulnerabilities of food system workers who were unable to work safely from their homes.
Here are a few pieces of advice I’d like to share with prospective students, especially those considering a less traditional post-MBA career in local government or nonprofits.
By Amanda Williams, Katrin Heucher and Gail Whiteman Using paradox theory to address planetary emergencyFires in Canada and the western U.S., flooding in Germany, a global pandemic.… Do you feel like the planet is in a state of emergency?In 2009, a group of 29...
In the summer of 2019, I was brimming with existential dread related to my role (or lack of role) in helping to solve the climate crisis. I was working for an automaker with an advanced electric vehicle program, but my work was focused on automated driving software...
This summer, I interned at 501CTHREE, a nonprofit offshoot of JUST Water. Both the company and the organization were founded by Jaden Smith (yes, Will Smith’s son) and serial entrepreneur Drew Fitzgerald, with the intent of reducing plastic pollution by creating...
Detroit is poised to become a global leader in business sustainability, but this will require a new approach to collaboration. The newly formed Sustainable Business Network of Detroit (SBN Detroit) recently held its inaugural event, “Detroit’s Moment: Accelerating the...