MBA/MS, Class of 2020 Greg is interested in changing the ways we produce and consume energy in the United States. His passion for energy was sparked over summers spent living on a farm in Pennsylvania where he helped construct a passive solar house. Greg earned a...
Rob Whittier manages Visa’s sustainability and corporate responsibility programs and partnerships, employee programs, formal reporting and communications, with a focus on environmental sustainability, renewable energy, greenhouse gas reduction, green building and data...
If there’s one group that’s basking in the long shadow cast by Donald Trump’s ill-fated decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, it’s business. In story after story, reporters and pundits are hailing businesses – large and small – as the...
This past summer I completed an internship at Resource Recycling Systems, Inc. (RRS). RRS is an environmental consulting firm based in Ann Arbor, Mich., that specializes in corporate sustainability, waste recovery solutions and organics management. It serves a variety...
Climate change is the reality we live in, and despite the combined actions of our global community, it continues to outpace our efforts. At the Erb Institute, we understand the daunting challenges that climate change presents—and the true potential of business to...
‘THE MARKETS ARE FAR MORE THAN DONALD TRUMP’S STATEMENTS ON A TREATY WITH THE U.N.’ Market experts have some good news for environmentalists: Markets transcend Trump. “The markets are far more than Donald Trump’s statements on a treaty with the U.N.,” Andrew Hoffman...
Joe Arvai joined Stateside to break down what this move means for the country and the environment. Arvai is the Max McGraw Professor of Sustainable Enterprise and director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan. He is also...
Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai among those interviewed to answer this question. Listen here 24:30 to hear Joe Arvai's thoughts.
A recently released report from the Clean Energy Manufacturing Analysis Center (CEMAC) is the first of its kind to isolate and quantify the economic effects of clean energy manufacturing sectors. The report, Benchmarks of Global Clean Energy Manufacturing, evaluates...
Joe Arvai, who directs the University of Michigan Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise and is a longtime member of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board, said industry scientists provide valuable input, and would be welcome. But that would change if Pruitt...