Detroit: Serving and Learning in our Community / Report No. 124, 4 pages This report features the revitalization of Detroit’s lower east side, adaptive reuse of inner-city buildings, Ross School’s revitalization & business (R&B) initiative, new internships at...
Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity / Report No. 131, 4 pages Energized by overwhelming scientific evidence and agreement that human activity is causing serious changes in the Earth’s climate, the Erb Institute has joined environmental,...
Congratulations to former Erb EAB Member and Manager of Ford’s Social Sustainability Operations, for earning the 2012 Detroit Automotive Leadership Award in Green Leadership. Read the story
We can hardly believe it’s been 2.5 months since our reusable takeout container program, Go Blue Box, launched at the University Club in the Michigan Union. Thanks to the hard work of U-Club and Go Blue Box staff, and to the awesome participation of UMich staff,...
Motivating Sustainable Consumer Choices: The Role of Nudges, Values, and Labels - Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Environment and Behavior Small, everyday changes in people’s behavior can have significant positive environmental impacts. Research...
Organizational Dynamics Volume 41, Issue 2, April–June 2012, Pages 126–134 "Hybrid organizations are underpinned by a new and growing demographic of individuals who place a higher value on healthy living, environmental and social justice, and ecological sustainability...
This blog is cross-posted on BSR.com. I recently read American Wasteland, the 2010 book by Jonathan Bloom that analyzes the issue of food waste in the United States. Bloom’s main thesis is that we can significantly reduce the amount of food waste we generate by...
Phel Meyer ('13) analyzes the issue of food waste in the United States with author of American Wasteland, Jonathan Bloom. "Given last summer’s heat wave and the food shortages and price increases we can expect as a consequence, I would think that food waste reduction...
The students of today are the business leaders of tomorrow. It’s important for them to understand how to solve the big, vexing problems that impact the quality of life for current and future generations. With that in mind, the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute...
What if we could recycle or compost 90% of the waste created every football Saturday at Michigan Stadium? The four of us spent several months asking ourselves this question, talking with counterparts from Ohio to Colorado to California to Washington. The culmination...