By Allison Torres Burtka and Wren Montgomery Is water a human right or a commodity? It’s treated like both. As water scarcity becomes more pressing, both public and private entities have had to examine their stances on how water resources should be controlled. These...
Activists and industry For many people, the combination of activists and industry brings to mind images of protestors chanting while marching with signs and banners in front of a company’s store, headquarters or production facility. For others, it suggests the...
By: Carmen Quinonez The Erb Institute at the University of Michigan sits just outside of one of the greatest opportunities for business in the country: Detroit, Michigan. Following the city’s bankruptcy, images of a deserted Detroit were published in newspapers and...
On Wednesday, May 9, the Erb Institute hosted the Sustainable Brands Networking Reception at the Waterview Loft in Detroit. This gathering of the sustainability community in Detroit and greater Michigan served as an opportunity to create connections between...
The Erb Institute partnered with the Detroit Climate Action Collaborative (DCAC) to produce the toolbox Climate Change Strategies for Detroit Small Businesses. This newest toolbox in the Erb Institute’s Sustainability Management Toolbox series lays out four broad...
"Some early adopters in Detroit are demonstrating the benefits of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI). Almost 50 rain gardens have been planted in Detroit neighborhoods over the last few years through a collaborative program of the Sierra Club, Friends of The Rouge...
Countdown to Redefining the Good Life The Sustainable Brands SB’17 conference is coming to Detroit next week. The Erb Institute is a Sustainable Brands Conference Partner for this event, and the institute helped bring the conference to Detroit. The conference’s theme...
Countdown to Redefining the Good Life A quick Q&A with David Fiss at Sustainable Brands The Sustainable Brands SB’17 conference is coming to Detroit on May 22, with the theme of “Redefining the Good Life.” This marks the first time the conference has been held in...
Countdown to Redefining the Good Life The Sustainable Brands SB’17 conference is coming to Detroit on May 22, with the theme of “Redefining the Good Life.” Kerry Duggan has served as deputy director for policy to Vice President Joe Biden and as deputy director of the...
SB’17 Detroit’s Youth Impact Project: Thinking, Making, Doing Excitement has been building in and around Detroit for the Sustainable Brands (SB) conference convening later this month. This excitement was evident two nights ago at the Charles H. Wright Museum of...