Erb Impact ProjectAdvancing energy equity in Michigan: An analysis for the state’s largest electric energy providerEnergy equity is a critical concern in Michigan. Electric companies face myriad challenges to meet modern energy demands, including increasing...
Student Impact Project vErbmont: New perspectives on sustainability challengesAn unwritten tradition for third-year Erb students is the whole class coming together for a trip during fall break to celebrate the journey we’ve been on. Previous classes have ventured up...
A review: The GRI Sustainability Professional CertificationRecently I became a certified GRI Sustainability Professional. The certification is awarded by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international organization that develops the leading sustainability...
Insights from the Future of Climate Action conferenceClimate change is an urgent global concern that has prompted companies to develop comprehensive climate action plans, including strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While companies can easily...
Erb students build their understanding of project finance for renewable energyRenewable energy developers commonly use project finance to find funding to build their portfolios, including solar farms, wind assets and energy storage. Project finance is a method of...
Student Impact Project: Developing the ‘Next Tier’ of corporate sustainability leadersWhen the World Environment Center (WEC) partnered with the Erb Institute to build out its innovative new “Next Tier” program to equip companies left behind in the sustainability...
Student Impact Project: B Lab AfricaAfter coming to Michigan, I took a class, Environ 208, where I was first introduced to this incredible community of Erbers. I was immediately drawn to the purpose and focus on business and sustainability. In the coming weeks, I will...
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...
Earlier this year, Erb Institute student, Chris Owen, MBA/MS 2020, worked with Casa María Amor in Cuenca, Ecuador for an Erb Institute Impact Project. Casa María Amor is a women’s shelter hidden on the outskirts of Cuenca in a crevice of the Andes Mountains. It...
In our blog last month, we wrote about UNLEASH, the weeklong global innovation lab we attended in Singapore. We spent a week with 1,000 fellow young professionals and students from 106 countries developing innovative ideas for tackling the United Nations Sustainable...