Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Society & Natural Resources (An International Journal) The United Nations (UN) Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) program offers incentives for developing countries to reduce CO2...
The Philippines were heavily damaged by a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Bohol and shortly after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in 2012. The mass devastation inspired Erb alumnus, Ryan Whisnant '10 and his wife and Ross alumna, Aileen to set up a crowd funding site to...
Now available in Spanish: Morder la manzana: derechos laborales y el papel de las empresas y los consumidores en una cadena global de suministros (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report in Spanish on WDI (Case study # 1-429-406)– published 11/2014, 16 pages....
H&M's Global Supply Chain Management Sustainability: Factories and Fast Fashion (download pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on WDI (Case study # 1-429-373)– published 02/2014, 16 pages. Developed by: Marianna Kerppola ('16), Ryan Moody, Likangjin Zheng, and...
Within a few minutes of the plane landing this past December 8, we both had stuffy noses and irritated throats. My companion and I were in Shanghai to deliver presentations at the Mobility Conference hosted by UM-SMART and UM-SJTU Joint Institute. The smog was unreal....
By: Susan Kayser, Erb Institute Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Abstract: Catastrophes increase pressure upon all firms within the industry. However, certain firms risk larger punishments after the event. I posit that firms with substantive corporate...
Erb students Emily Taylor ('14) and Jenny Cooper ('15) win Dow Distinguished Awards for Interdisciplinary Sustainability. Emily's team proposal, Enabling Energy Efficiency in Rental Properties focuses on finance energy efficiency projects for rental properties....
What do you get when you put four amazing climate intellects in a room and ask them for the “hottest” ideas to solve climate change? Well, if you are the World Economic Forum who, at their recent meeting in Dalian, China, hosted a panel session to answer just that...
Client Organization: The Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature, A.C. Client Website: The Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature, A.C. SNRE Faculty Advisor: Bill Currie Master Students Involved in Project: Hannah Erickson, MS Environmental Policy and...
Business Model Innovation at TutorVista: Personalization and Global Resource Leverage(pdf abstract)Purchase the full report on (Case study # 1-428-916) – published 12/2012, 24 pages. Developed by: C.K. Prahalad, M.S. Krishnan Description: How do you convince American...