People complain that my generation’s “addiction” to technology will lead us down the path of unsustainability. I think they are wrong. While it is true that my generation, Gen Y (those born after 1980) is the quickest demographic to adopt new computing trends, the...
As Ford Motor Company's manager of social sustainability, David Berdish is at the vanguard of executive chairman Bill Ford's goal of transforming Ford "from a motor company to a mobility company." Read more: The Blue Oval Goes Green
As of 2011, the University of Michigan campus was generating 10,000 tons of solid waste every year - nearly 28 tons per day. The University realizes this is a major problem and has begun taking action accordingly. President Coleman recently set an ambitious target of...
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Patagonia: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Patagonia A: Encouraging Customers to Buy Used Clothing (Case study #1-429-230) – published 03/2012, 22 pages. By: Allyson Johnson, Courtney Lee, Steven Rippberger, and...
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,...
Cynthia's company, Wello, based in Rajasthan, India, is aimed at people — most of them women — who must walk long distances to bring drinking water to the home. Her cylinder-shaped product allows women to roll water home from the source rather than carry it on their...
Equilibrium Capital Group: Investing in Energy Efficiency (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Equilibrium Capital Group: Investing in Energy Efficiency (Case study #1-429-106) – published 07/2011, 48 pages. By: Professor Thomas P. Lyon and Michael “Kipp”...
Range Resources: A Commitment to Transparency (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Range Resources: A Commitment to Transparency (Case study #1-429-168) – published 06/2011, 28 pages. By: Tal Avrahami, Pamela Barclay, Sarah Barjum, Lauren Berent, Amy Braun,...
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...