Several weeks ago, a team from Ross had the opportunity to compete in the final stage of the 2017 MBA Impact Investing Network and Training (MIINT), an “experiential lab designed to give business and graduate students a hands-on education in impact investing.” The...
Focusing on sustainability, infrastructural development, cultural practices, resource extraction, and new media usage, this conference provides a space for leading scholars across all disciplines to explore the social and environmental realities of Chinese engagement...
As part of Erb’s Cool Projects, I recently attended a Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Training offered by the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence. It offered a glimpse into the challenges that sustainability professionals must face on a daily basis....
Report: Sustainability and Post-Merger Integration: The Dow Chemical Company’s 2009 Acquisition of Rohm & Haas (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on WDI Publishing (Case study #1-430-512) – published 03/2017, 24 pages Developed by: Sachiko Graber and Monika...
Paloma Lopez has transitioned from her recent role as Global Sustainability Director for the Kellogg Company, based in Michigan to begin work on a new initiative supporting sustainability, well-being and humanity at the center of a fast-changing food system. As the...
Sean Ansett is a Sustainability Executive with 20 years’ experience managing complexity, building multi-stakeholder partnerships, and spearheading change across the apparel, electronics and food sectors. He is founder of At Stake Advisors Limited, a global...
This is Part 2 in a series of Erb Perspective Blogs from the Erb Directors. I've been in La Habana, Cuba this week, attending a series of meetings related to the research and engagement agendas of the Erb Institute. During a walk near my hotel, I met this wonderful...
“Be Bold” was the theme of the 2016 Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Conference last November in New York City. I was able to attend, thanks to Cool Projects funding, and it was my first sustainability conference. As a career changer new to the world of...
For the second year in a row, a team from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business has won Accenture’s Innovation Challenge, which brings in MBA students to tackle a challenge that one of its nonprofit partners faces. This year, the partner was USA for...
I've been part of the leadership team for Net Impact at Ross in the last two years, but it wasn't until this year, in my third and final year as an Erber, that I attended the Net Impact Conference. I was beyond excited because I had heard great things from fellow Net...