My name is Emma Workman, I’m from Lafayette, CA, and I am studying Earth Sciences and the Environment. I am passionate about our generation's responsibility to deliver environmental and social sustainability to society. Being an Erb Fellow so far has been really...
Is your business doing something really great on the journey to sustainability? Or maybe you have an idea you'd like to try but are not sure how? Share here, in this open forum, ways you see to accelerate the pace at which we're having an impact. We can learn from...
Reposted from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation website Until recently, we have lived in a linear economic system that operates under a “take, make, and dispose” philosophy, which ends in waste. In contrast, circular economies develop services and products that...
A self-proclaimed “complexity junkie,” Monique Oxender, Keurig Green Mountain’s Chief Sustainability Officer, doesn’t bat an eye at tackling big, complicated issues. From the future of coffee to the recyclability of Keurig’s pods, Oxender and her team have provided...
Sustainability—or a lack of it—has punctuated the apparel industry’s most notable moments over the last few decades. They include Nike’s sweatshop scandal in 1991, Patagonia’s public commitment to recycled polyester in 1992 and organic cotton in 1996, Levi’s 2010...
Hi from Askov, Denmark, I am admittedly still very jet lagged (and writing emails at 3 a.m.), but I'm excited to be diving into the reason that we're here—coming up with new ideas for long-standing problems! I was selected to be a part of the Circular Economy and...
Each week, the Erb Institute shares a collection of news and updates regarding business sustainability. This month, the Erb Institute blog and social media is focusing on consumer goods, leading up to our C-Suite speaker event with Campbell's CSO, Dave Stangis, at the...
This past summer I completed an internship at Resource Recycling Systems, Inc. (RRS). RRS is an environmental consulting firm based in Ann Arbor, Mich., that specializes in corporate sustainability, waste recovery solutions and organics management. It serves a variety...
“Be Bold” was the theme of the 2016 Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Conference last November in New York City. I was able to attend, thanks to Cool Projects funding, and it was my first sustainability conference. As a career changer new to the world of...
Dow and the Circular Economy: Trash to Treasure? Purchase the full report on WDI Publishing (Case study #1-430-478) – published 03/2016, 20 pages Developed by: Sneha Rao, Chris Mills, Imani David and Nicholas Machinski. This case was written under the supervision...