In spite of the widespread proliferation of sustainability metrics and reporting frameworks, these systems lack consistent definitions, processes and standards for assessing social sustainability impacts. This has made it difficult to benchmark progress on social...
By: Carmen Quinonez The Erb Institute at the University of Michigan sits just outside of one of the greatest opportunities for business in the country: Detroit, Michigan. Following the city’s bankruptcy, images of a deserted Detroit were published in newspapers and...
The Erb Institute brings sustainability thought leaders to Ann Arbor each fall and winter as part of our Colloquium series, an informal research seminar series featuring the latest insights and cutting-edge thinking in a broadly defined sustainable enterprise field....
The holidays are upon us, and there’s no better time to discuss conscious consumption. Typically, it is somewhat a season of consumption—from both giving and receiving gifts to large meals shared with family and friends. Of course, every person’s holiday experiences...
I’ve always had a deep-seated distrust of big business. Maybe it’s because I grew up with a social worker and teacher as parents, or because my first job out of school was with a nonprofit focused on fighting corporate abuses. Whatever the reason, this wariness...