Note: this post is based upon the original research paper: “Lessons for Detroit from Medellín, Colombia” by the same author. Read the full paper here. (PDF) / Or read the paper in Spanish (PDF). Embarking on an Inspired Journey As I entered my final year as a...
An appeal for better, smarter decisions - Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Policy Options Politiques Spend a few minutes talking with the Erb Institute’s Faculty Director, Joe Árvai, and it’ll be clear that his social and political views are progressive;...
Erb Faculty Director, Andy Hoffman, Erb Post-doc alumna, Stephanie Bertels and Rich DeJordy published "The Varied Work of Challenger Movements: Identifying Challenger Roles in the US Environmental Movement" in Organization Studies. This article analyses underlying...
Coca-cola en la mira: El Agua, India, y la Universidad de Michigan (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on GlobaLens (Case study # 1-429-389)– published 03/2014, 20 pages. Developed by: Sarah Howie Erb ’12, and Grace Augustin under the supervision of Andrew Hoffman...
by Claudia Capos Over the past 16 years, Thomas N. Gladwin has provided the vision, leadership, inspiration and dedication that has enabled the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise to become the world’s foremost institution for sustainable-enterprise...
What happens when a Cameroonian medical student, a Finnish social entrepreneur, an American public health professional, an Italian architect, and a Kenyan actor turned medical student, get together in a room? A lot of Post-it notes, a vibrant pitch presentation, and...
President Mary Sue Coleman announced on April 1st that U-M will adopt a worker safety initiative by recommendation of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights. The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh initiative is a five year...
Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Environment Systems & Decisions Supporting international development decisions. For more than half a century, research and practice in international development has focused on improving the quality of life of people...
By Stacy Wennstrom Five 2013 Dow Fellows from across the University of Michigan have partnered with the City of Ann Arbor to create financial incentives for landlords and renters to increase energy efficiency. This pilot project seeks to overcome disadvantages that...
"Developing an Effective Climate Change Strategy" by Erb Director, Andy Hoffman, is published by the Conference Board Initiative on Sustainability as part of the Director Notes series. The Conference Board is a global, independent business membership and research...