Rethinking Business: Professor Andy Hoffman Maps Out a Purpose-Driven Future on AMCC PodcastIn an era when companies are expected to go beyond profit and demonstrate leadership on issues like climate change, inequality, and community well-being, Professor Andrew...
Andy Hoffman’s book urges business schools to restore capitalism’s noble purpose Shareholder capitalism is no longer serving society’s needs adequately. Capitalism needs to be restored to its noble purpose, but to do this, business education needs an overhaul, says...
Beyond Shareholder PrimacyOur current form of capitalism, focused on shareholder primacy, isn’t going to cut it anymore, says Stuart Hart, professor in residence at the Erb Institute and professor emeritus at Cornell University's Johnson School of Management. In his...
UN Global Compact PRME Award honors Andrew Hoffman for Management as a Calling courseAndrew (Andy) Hoffman, the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, has received the 2024 Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)...
Powering Change: Human Rights, Supply Chains, and the Future of Fair LaborBoth people and the planet are essential in contextualizing sustainability efforts. A huge part of the human dimension, or social sustainability, is efforts to support and empower the...
Tom Lyon’s book on corporate political responsibility helps to ‘unrig’ the system Many Americans believe business has too much influence in politics, says Erb faculty member Tom Lyon, the Dow Chair of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce. “If you look at...
Charlene Zietsma joins the Erb Institute as Faculty DirectorCharlene Zietsma joined the Erb Institute as Faculty Director this January. She joined the University of Michigan as the Max McGraw Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at SEAS and at the Ross School of...
All around the world, grave signs of climate change are evident. Our warming planet is fueling natural disasters from Hurricane Ida to wildfires in Siberia, drought in the western U.S., and flooding in southeast Michigan. The cost of destructive weather is rising...
A Q&A with Erb Institute Director Tom Lyon by Bob Needham Q&A: Helping Corporations Act Responsibly in Politics and BeyondCorporations like to make statements about their responsibility to society, but follow-through is sometimes lacking. The Erb Institute — a...
Erb Director Tom Lyon - Podcast on Marketplace “Look for actions” from companies, not just green pledges, experts sayOctober 2021Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace invited commentary from Tom Lyon Director of the Erb Institute regarding green pledges. Not a week goes by, it...