Erb Institute Engagement Michigan Business Sustainability Roundtable Convenes for Community and SolutionsOn February 25, 2025, the Erb Institute hosted a meeting of the Michigan Business Sustainability Roundtable (MBSR) to address pressing sustainability challenges...
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Erb students lead ClimateCAP and Climate Week events
Erb students lead ClimateCAP and Climate Week events In February, more than 400 MBA students from around the world converged at the Ross School of Business for the 2024 ClimateCAP MBA Summit—the largest one to date. The ClimateCAP Initiative is a global partnership of...
2013 Alum launches new MÁS Scholarship Fund to open doors for future sustainability leaders
2013 Alum launches new MÁS Scholarship Fund to open doors for future sustainability leadersMiguel Andrés Sossa-Mardomingo’s mother came to the United States as a refugee from Cuba when she was 13. Growing up, his mother always encouraged him to meet as many people as...
New Scholarship Fund Empowers Graduate Students to Build Sustainable Futures
New Scholarship Fund Empowering Graduate Students to Build Sustainable FuturesBy: Chelsea Liddy PivtorakJust in time for Earth Day, a Michigan Ross alumnus has established a new sustainability-focused scholarship fund, hoping to help underrepresented students pursue...
Tom Lyon’s book on corporate political responsibility helps to ‘unrig’ the system
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...
Erb Institute students help plan largest ClimateCAP MBA Summit
Erb Institute students help plan largest ClimateCAP MBA Summit By Dana Pflughoeft (MS '24), Originally published by the School for Environment and Sustainability The ClimateCAP MBA Summit, a conference that aims to prepare future business leaders on how to understand...
Charlene Zietsma joins the Erb Institute as Faculty Director
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...
Connecting the Dots for Earth Day: Ross MAP Projects, Erb Students and a Global Consortium for Net-Zero Carbon
Shaping A Sustainable Future – Getting to Net Zero Michigan Ross 2023 MAP Project with The University of Exeter and the UN Climate Champions Story by Lynnette Iannace of Michigan Ross Cover photo by Thomas Richter on Unsplash One of our international MAP projects this...
Justice should be an action, not only a core value
Erb Workshop: Justice should be an action, not only a core valueInstances of injustice lie everywhere—from workers’ rights violations to pollution that disproportionately harms low-income communities of color. The Erb Institute recently convened the workshop “Building...
MBSR members support MI Healthy Climate Plan, April 2022
Michigan Business Sustainability Roundtable MBSR members support MI Healthy Climate Plan, April 2022Corporate Leaders Support a Carbon-Neutral Michigan Equity and sustainability are critical to the economic success and viability of our companies and Michigan. We are...