Dow recognized that it is often challenging for employees to see the impact that their day to day job has on the overall sustainability performance of the company. As such, Dow needed to find a way to bridge this gap and mobilize employees at the individual level as...
Dave Stangis has been in the sustainability business for over 20 years. As of last year, he quite literally wrote the book on sustainability—twice. The Campbell’s vice president of corporate responsibility and chief sustainability officer first co-authored 21st...
The prevailing wisdom says that it pays to be green. However, some research has demonstrated negative market consequences to companies’ voluntary emissions reductions. Why is this? One answer may lie in “regulator discretion.” In “Self-Regulation and Regulatory...
Mary Wroten is the Associate Director of Global Sustainability, Ford Motor Company. In this role, Mary is responsible to lead Ford's global sustainability program and identify emerging trends, develop company-specific objectives/strategies, and work with functional...
Triple Bottom Line Investing’s European flagship conference brings together practicing investors and asset managers who control a significant amount of the world’s capital, including representatives from Brazil, Japan, the U.S. and Europe. The assembled functional...
Doing Good Doing Well is a conference run by students at IESE Business School in Spain. As Erb students, we were excited to be invited to present a workshop at the conference in February. Doing Good Doing Well is the largest student-run conference in Europe. It brings...
Erb Research Manager Melissa Zaksek and I were in Delhi earlier this month for the India Centre for Responsible Business’s fourth annual International Sustainability Standards Conference. International standards have traditionally been developed by western brands,...
In the US, and throughout the globe for that matter, the private sector is increasingly being looked to as a source of leadership for combating climate change. And many companies are stepping up, especially with the lack of leadership coming from Washington. Consider...
Sustainability - A Guide for Boards and C-Suites is a succinct business-focused summary of how business leaders should think about the risks and opportunities associated with sustainability. The book includes the Gib Hedstrom's insights not only from the approximately...
Lucy Kellaway’s recent Financial Times commentary “How I Lost My 25-Year Battle Against Corporate Claptrap” made its way around staff inboxes at the Erb Institute. She attacks corporate “guff” that is full of cleverly crafted words and phrases—but that says,...