Student Report: Illicit Trade and Modern Slavery“Illicit trade fuels modern slavery. Human trafficking is a highly lucrative line of business for the global criminal network that also engages in the trade of drugs, wildlife, counterfeit products, etc. These criminals...
Recent Erb Institute research aims to review the current status of indicators used by different assessment methodologies to measure corporate performance on socially responsible operations and identify potential gaps in their effectiveness.
By Larkin, Otten and Arvai - Published in the Journal of Risk Research Will people take advice from AI to make important decisions? Artificial intelligence (AI) helps people make decisions in many different contexts, from recommendations for movies and music to more...
Student Blog: A toe, and then a foot, in the door of the apparel industryOver the summer, I spent 10 weeks interning with the Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center (ISAIC), which is a startup cut-and-sew manufacturer, training and apparel innovation center. I began...
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery stores’ shelves sat empty as consumers rushed to stockpile toilet paper, canned goods and other necessities. With roughly 50% of Americans transitioning to remote work, the pandemic highlighted the vulnerabilities of food system workers who were unable to work safely from their homes.
COVID-19 and the global apparel value chain: A call for responsibility and resilienceCOVID-19 may offer an opportunity to address long-standing issues in the global apparel value chains. The challenges are well-documented: Global brands continue to hold an inordinate...
ANN ARBOR—The added weight, electricity demand and aerodynamic drag of the sensors and computers used in autonomous vehicles are significant contributors to their lifetime energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study. However, when savings from...