Kellogg: A Partnership Under Fire (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on GlobaLens (Case study # 1-429-378)– published 02/2014, 16 pages. Developed by: Nancy Gephart ('14), Stephen Ahn ('15), Jennifer Bowe, and Julia Winfield under the supervision of Andrew...
The Role of the Private Sector in Addressing Resource Scarcity Risk (Executive Summary) The Problem: Food Scarcity, Raw Materials, Energy, Water and Land This paper, the first of its series, reflects key discussion themes among roundtable participants and outside...
Recent business school graduates launching a startup typically go after “traditional” investment from angel investors, VCs, business plan competitions, tech incubators, and, increasingly, social venture funds. But Rich Grousset and I learned that BizeeBox, our...
Erb students Emily Taylor ('14) and Jenny Cooper ('15) win Dow Distinguished Awards for Interdisciplinary Sustainability. Emily's team proposal, Enabling Energy Efficiency in Rental Properties focuses on finance energy efficiency projects for rental properties....
Do consumer’s care about the environmental consequences of over-the-counter and prescription drugs? Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Environmental Health There is growing concern that pollution from pharmaceuticals used in human medicine and agriculture...
Building a Scalable Business with Small-Holder Farmers in Kenya: Honey Care's Beekeeping Model (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on (Case study # 1-429-313) – published 02/2013, 20 pages. Developed by: Erb faculty affiliate, Ted London Description: It was late...
Building and Scaling a Cross-Sector Partnership: Oxfam and Swiss Re Empower Farmers in Ethiopia (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on (Case study #1-429-185) – published 03/2012, 22 pages. Developed by: Jonathan Doh and Erb faculty affiliate, Ted London...
Elise Hunter's ('13) interview with Mechai Viravaidya (Thailand's 'Mr. Condom') on the successes of one of his social enterprises is featured in the Huffington Post Social Entrepreneurship section as Cabbages and Condoms. A public health advocate and entrepreneur...
Detroit: Serving and Learning in our Community / Report No. 124, 4 pages This report features the revitalization of Detroit’s lower east side, adaptive reuse of inner-city buildings, Ross School’s revitalization & business (R&B) initiative, new internships at...
Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity / Report No. 131, 4 pages Energized by overwhelming scientific evidence and agreement that human activity is causing serious changes in the Earth’s climate, the Erb Institute has joined environmental,...