Patagonia B: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Patagonia B: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (Case study #1-429-231) – published 03/2012, 6 pages. By: Allyson Johnson, Courtney Lee, Steven Rippberger,...
Results for research on: Conscious Consumption
Erbers Dan Gerding & Adam Byrnes win “Most Disruptive Idea” at Clean Energy Challenge
Congratulations to Erbers Dan Gerding, Adam Byrnes, and the Arborlight Team for winning "Most Disruptive Idea" category at the Clean Energy Venture Challenge. Read more
Renewable Energy Integration for Better Place
Project: Ancillary Service Revenue Opportunities from Electric Vehicles via Demand Response Client: Better Place Faculty Advisor: John DeCicco Student Group Members: Hanns Anders, MBA/MS Sustainable Systems Kripal Kavi, MBA/MS Environmental Policy and Planning Mark...
Erb Core Faculty member, Tom Lyon, analyses causes and impacts of rising oil prices
Professor Lyon is quoted extensively, and the Erb Institute cited, in the Ann Arbor Business Monthly story on rising gas prices. "To help untangle the question of oil prices, we spoke with Thomas P. Lyon, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy and Directors...
ReGenerate Wins Rice University Business Plan Competition Prize
Congratulations to 2011 Erbers Paul Davis and Hunt Briggs! The ReGenerate Team won the $100,000 Waste Management "Think Green" prize for their patent-pending our Compact Organic Waste System (COWSO) which combines anaerobic digestion and aerobic composting to...
Erb students and Ford bring innovative financial model to poorest cities
Erb students partner with Ford Motor to bring innovative financial model to poorest cities: "Erb Institute Students to Help Michigan's 'Cities of Promise' Save Money, Gain Energy Efficiency With Grant from Ford Motor Company."
Erb Student Co-authors First US Dairy Sustainability Report
Katie O'Hare, Erb '11 interned with the Innovation Center for US Dairy, where she led a project team to create the first sustainability progress report for the dairy industry. "For centuries, dairy families and businesses have had a proud legacy of providing...
ReGenerate takes student grand prize at the first Accelerate Michigan Business Competition
Hunt Briggs and Paul Davis took Grand Prize for their company ReGenerate at the first Accelerate Michigan business competition Friday, December 10. From ACCELERATE MICHIGAN, Dec 13, 2010: The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition awarded over $1 million in cash...
University of Michigan Hosts Clean Tech Symposium
University of Michigan Hosts Clean Tech Symposium to Explore the Dynamics of Collaboration and Competition Between Michigan and China ANN ARBOR, MI--(Marketwire - 11/30/10) - Reflecting increased interest in global clean tech innovation and concerns over the emerging...
Wello WaterWheel Garners Awards
Erb Entrepreneurs Cynthia Koenig, Erb '11 and Colm Fay, Erb '12 launch award winning social venture helping people to transport safe drinking water in areas where it is not readily available. "There’s beauty in simplicity. Just ask entrepreneur Cynthia Koenig, MBA/MS...