Former Erb Post-doc, Nardia Haigh and Erb Institute Faculty Director, Andy Hoffman were published in Organization & Environment. Read the article: The New Heretics: Hybrid Organizations and the Challenges They Present to Corporate Sustainability This paper was...
Results for research on: Climate
National Academies on Climate Change Education – Report
The National Academies Press recently released Climate Change Education: Preparing Future and Current Business Leaders. Ross Associate Dean Valerie Suslow is quoted on climate change in the curriculum in Chapter 3 and Erb Institute Faculty Director, Andy Hoffman is...
Should Professors Engage in Public Debate?
Erb Faculty Director, Andy Hoffman shares his thoughts on why more university researchers aren't engaging with the public and discusses the current trends. Listen to the Michigan Radio interview (14:59) | Michigan Radio summary
Galileo and the Climate Change Debate
In the United States, we love to root for the underdog, the voice of reason standing firm in the face of intolerance and resistance. On the climate change debate, the role model of that figure is the 17th century scientist Galileo Galilei and his clash with the...
Strategies Companies are Using to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change
Erb Faculty Member, Andy Hoffman recently published "Strategies Companies are Using to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change" in Ideas for Leaders. Andy gives examples of companies working on climate change mitigation and adaptation plans to reduce climate impact on...
Energy: Consider the Global Impacts of Oil Pipelines
Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Nature (International Weekly Journal of Science) Consider the global impacts of oil pipelines. The debate over the development of the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, has long been a flashpoint for tensions in and between...
Designing Innovative Corporate Water Risk Management Strategies from an Ecosystem Services Perspective
The Challenge One of the greatest environmental problems of the 21st century may not be environmental at all. The United Nations Environment Program’s 2012 Foresight Report states that the most critical emerging environmental issue for the 21st century is not climate...
Publication Helps Companies Manage Corporate Sustainability Performance
"How Do Financial Markets Respond to Corporate Sustainability Disclosure" by Erb Faculty Member, Tom Lyon, was recently published by the Conference Board Initiative on Sustainability as part of the Director Notes series. The Conference Board is a global, independent...
“Act Together, Think Creatively”…Bow to Reality
A report from the Fifth Clean Energy Ministerial in Seoul, SK by Tom Catania, Erb Institute Executive in Residence. I had the privilege of being invited by the US Department of Energy to moderate one the Roundtables at the Fifth Clean Energy Ministerial in Seoul...
Balancing Economy and Environment
by Andrew Hoffman To protect something, we have to love it. And to love it, we have to take the time to appreciate its beauty and value. Last week, I took some time to do just that. After giving a keynote address at the new Center for Climate Communication at the...