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...
Richard Levick Podcast on In House Warrior Beyond ESG - Corporate Political Responsibility With University of Michigan Professor and Author Thomas LyonOctober 2021Beyond ESG -- Corporate Political Responsibility: Thomas Lyon, the Dow Chair of Sustainable Science,...
By Katie Reilly, TIME.com Inside the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Tomorrow's Business LeadersOctober 2021Tima Bansal begins every new course with a cautionary statistic for her business school students. A 2008 study found that MBA candidates enter business...
Tom Lyon Op-Ed: The Hill Ready or not, the era of corporate political responsibility is upon usThe politics of racial justice have become red hot, and major corporations are finding it hard not to get burned. On March 25, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law SB202,...
Erb Institute Faculty Director Joe Árvai is one of the six fellows that the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) recently named, recognizing their substantial achievements in science or public policy relating to risk analysis, as well as their service to the society. SRA...
Andy Hoffman is a 2019 recipient of the RRBM award for his work on "Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate." The book seeks to understand why people are rejecting the science on climate change and what the science says about how to overcome that schism. One...