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 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 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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
Recognizing and Countering Authoritarian Threats to Democracy: What Role for Business?These are perilous times for constitutional democracy. Partisans across the political spectrum accuse each other of being anti-democratic. Research and advocacy non-profit Freedom...
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...