Each week, the Erb Institute shares a collection of news and updates regarding business sustainability. This month, the Erb Institute blog and social media are focusing on an emerging industry, impact investing. Impact investments are investments made into companies,...
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...
Ouida Chichester, manager of Advisory Services at BSR, has firsthand experience working directly with extractives companies on human rights issues. This fall, the Erb Institute was fortunate enough to host her for a series of workshops on human rights. While Chicester...
Stakeholder Ideological Congruence and the Adoption of Controversial Practices Forrest Briscoe is an associate professor of Management and Organization, and a Frank & Mary Jean Smeal Research Fellow, in the Smeal College of Business. He also holds a courtesy...
I’ve always had a deep-seated distrust of big business. Maybe it’s because I grew up with a social worker and teacher as parents, or because my first job out of school was with a nonprofit focused on fighting corporate abuses. Whatever the reason, this wariness...
Erb Postdoc Panikos Georgallis' work on social movements and corporate social responsibility was recently featured in Ideas for Leaders. Read his idea summary on How Social Movements Spark Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives (pdf)
Perdue Farms Inc.: Antibiotic Use in Hatcheries (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on GlobaLens (Case study #1-429-418) - published 02/2015, 16 pages By: Andrew Hoffman Description: With increasing attention from consumers surrounding food safety and public...
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,...
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,...