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Rethinking Business: Professor Andy Hoffman Maps Out a Purpose-Driven Future on AMCC Podcast
Rethinking Business: Professor Andy Hoffman Maps Out a Purpose-Driven Future on AMCC PodcastIn an era when companies are expected to go beyond profit and demonstrate leadership on issues like climate change, inequality, and community well-being, Professor Andrew...
Andy Hoffman’s book urges business schools to restore capitalism’s noble purpose
Andy Hoffman’s book urges business schools to restore capitalism’s noble purpose Shareholder capitalism is no longer serving society’s needs adequately. Capitalism needs to be restored to its noble purpose, but to do this, business education needs an overhaul, says...
GreenBiz 2025: 13 Takeaways for Business Leaders
GreenBiz 2025: 13 Takeaways for Business LeadersIn the fast-moving sustainability-in-business field, it’s important to keep abreast of the latest trends. This is especially true when political change shocks the landscape. Last week, I attended Trellis’ GreenBiz...
Insider social change agents can spur action on urgent societal issues
Insider social change agents can spur action on urgent societal issues“To address societal and environmental challenges, organizations need to move beyond symbolic gestures and greenwashing. The key is to integrate change across all aspects of the organization,” and...
Stu Hart: Beyond Shareholder Primacy
Beyond Shareholder PrimacyOur current form of capitalism, focused on shareholder primacy, isn’t going to cut it anymore, says Stuart Hart, professor in residence at the Erb Institute and professor emeritus at Cornell University's Johnson School of Management. In his...
UN Global Compact PRME Award honors Andrew Hoffman for Management as a Calling course
UN Global Compact PRME Award honors Andrew Hoffman for Management as a Calling courseAndrew (Andy) Hoffman, the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, has received the 2024 Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)...
Powering Change: Human Rights, Supply Chains, and the Future of Fair Labor
Powering Change: Human Rights, Supply Chains, and the Future of Fair LaborBoth people and the planet are essential in contextualizing sustainability efforts. A huge part of the human dimension, or social sustainability, is efforts to support and empower the...
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...
How diverse groups can set the stage for collaborative action
How diverse groups can set the stage for collaborative actionDiversity in a group can boost its problem-solving and innovation potential. But simply bringing diverse people together doesn’t necessarily help them work well together. “In addressing social issues,...
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...
Report: Greenwashing 3.0
Report: Greenwashing 3.0 Why addressing greenwashing remains as important as ever (and what can be done about it)Companies are being put on notice, and paying the price, for deceiving consumers with untrue or ambiguous environmental pronouncements about their...
How can business prioritize justice? Two student researchers weigh in
How can business prioritize justice? Two student researchers weigh in“It is more critical than ever that businesses in the 21st century are focused on generating long-term value for all stakeholders and addressing the challenges we face, which will result in shared...