Careers with Impact Panel

This panel will explore different ways to pursue a career with impact as an undergraduate.  The panel will showcase MBA's, BBA's, BA's and alumni who have held internships or jobs in impact, whether in corporate or nonprofit/social enterprise settings. Following the panel will be opportunities to network with the panelists, as well as with the […]

The Elements of Business Sustainability Series: Global Value Chains with Sean Ansett

As part of its fall speaker series, please join the Erb Institute for a workshop with Sean Ansett, President of At Stake Advisors Ltd. Sean is a sustainability executive with 20 years’ experience managing complexity, building multi-stakeholder partnerships, and spearheading change across the apparel, electronics and food sectors. He is founder of At Stake Advisors […]

The Elements of Business Sustainability Series: Cultivating Detroit — Diversity, Entrepreneurs and Good Food

In promoting social change, organizations benefit from diverse membership, yet diversity is difficult to achieve. Using data collected over a 15-month field study, Professors Sara Soderstrom and Kate Heinze examined how a social movement organization (SMO), FoodLab, mobilized a diverse collective of entrepreneurs, aligned with the good food movement. FoodLab articulated a vision for an […]

Prospective Student Webinar – Nov. 30th at 12:00 p.m.

Curious about the Erb Institute | Business for Sustainability and the dual-degree program? Erb Institute Student & Alumni Manager, Emily Keeler and Coordinator, Noor Fahmy will be leading a webinar to take prospective students through the program, the application process, opportunities for funding, our Erb alumni network and career pathways.  Register at the link below!

Look and See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry Film Screening

Join us on January 16th at 4:30 PM at the Keene Theater for a screening of Look & See! Look & See is a cinematic portrait of the changing landscapes and shifting values of rural America in the era of industrial agriculture, as seen through the mind’s eye of Wendell Berry.

The ROI of Sustainability with Bob Willard

Join the Erb Institute for its Winter Speaker Series as we welcome Bob Willard, a leading expert on quantifying the business value of sustainability strategies. Bob is an award-winning certified B Corp Sustainability Professional, and has a PhD in sustainability from the University of Toronto. In this workshop, he will take students through his fill-in-the-blanks […]

SB ’19 Detroit Networking Reception

The SB Community once again convenes in Detroit, Michigan for their flagship event in June 2019. Join the Erb Institute on February 4th for a networking reception to hear from Michigan based brand leaders in anticipation of the global dialogue about how brands are Delivering the Good Life. Learn more about how you can join […]

Impact Investing with Gingras Global – SEAS

Curious about what a Financial Intermediary is in the space of Social Enterprise and Impact Investing? Come and learn from Gingras Global Inc. and their deep expertise in this space. You will leave with a clear understanding of the role of an intermediary and see a street level, inside view of actual case studies of local impact investing […]