Supported in part by Erb Institute funding, a paper based upon a study of Erb Students and Alums and how they sustain themselves in supporting environmental issues has been published in The Academy of Management Journal. (Abstract on AMJ) Written by: Scott Sonneshein...
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Do we need a new definition of sustainability?
Erb Director, Andy Hoffman gives keynote speech titled "Do we need a new definition of sustainability?" at the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum luncheon on Feb. 10. Listen to Professor Hoffman's speech
Decision Support Framework for Developing Regional Energy Strategies
Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai was published in Environmental Science & Technology A Decision Support Framework for Developing Regional Energy Strategies In an effort to reduce “carbon pollution” as well as prepare the U.S. for the impacts of climate change,...
Reflections on a Theory of Change
Remarks at the 2013 Erb Institute Holiday Gathering What is our theory of change? It is an important question, and one that I have been pondering over the past few months. We all have a theory of change. When we ask our partner to change dinner plans for the evening;...
Being Entrepreneurial in Your Storytelling
By: Lianne Lefsrud and Dev Jennings As a sustainability advocate, you may be a budding entrepreneur like Erb’s Bizeeboxers in FastCompany. Or you may be an intrapreneur, acting as the VP Sustainability for a Fortune 500 company. Oftentimes, your ideas are...
2013 Climate Change Communication Challenge Winners
We challenged students to create short public service announcements that would inspire positive action on climate change. Eleven teams of students put their skills to the test. These are the first and second place videos. Critics’ Choice 2nd place winner, “25 Ways to...
Erb post-doc paper in Social Science Research Networks top 10 downloads
Congratulations to Erb post-doc Lianne Lefsrud for making the Social Science Research Networks (SSRN) top 10 downloads list with her recent paper: Being Entrepreneurial in Your Storytelling: an Institutional Tale
Andy Hoffman facilitates training sessions for nonprofit leaders
Andy Hoffman will be facilitating advanced training sessions for leaders from the following organizations: EDF, Sustainability Consortium, National Climate Data Center, The World Environment Center and the University of Minnesota for the Leopold Leadership...
Academic Engagement in Public and Political Discourse: Establishing the Rules of the Game
Erb Director, Andrew Hoffman published an article on the differences between scientific consensus vs. social consensus on climate change. The article is titled, Academic Engagement in Public and Political Discourse: Establishing the Rules of the Game in the Michigan...
New research contributes to major U-M technical reports on “fracking”
Erb Research Management Fellow, Kim Wolske, and Director Andy Hoffman contribute to newly released U-M study on hydraulic fracturing in Michigan. Wolske and Hoffman's "Public Perceptions Report" is one of 7 technical reports to be used in guiding future decision...