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...
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...
Stringency, governance, media coverage and diffusion of environmental and social labeling schemes Co-authored by: Pavel Castka and Charles J. Corbett Abstract The increased focus on social and environmental issues has led to a range of labels being used to inform...
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...
We can hardly believe it’s been 2.5 months since our reusable takeout container program, Go Blue Box, launched at the University Club in the Michigan Union. Thanks to the hard work of U-Club and Go Blue Box staff, and to the awesome participation of UMich staff,...
Motivating Sustainable Consumer Choices: The Role of Nudges, Values, and Labels - Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Environment and Behavior Small, everyday changes in people’s behavior can have significant positive environmental impacts. Research...
This blog is cross-posted on BSR.com. I recently read American Wasteland, the 2010 book by Jonathan Bloom that analyzes the issue of food waste in the United States. Bloom’s main thesis is that we can significantly reduce the amount of food waste we generate by...
Phel Meyer ('13) analyzes the issue of food waste in the United States with author of American Wasteland, Jonathan Bloom. "Given last summer’s heat wave and the food shortages and price increases we can expect as a consequence, I would think that food waste reduction...
What if we could recycle or compost 90% of the waste created every football Saturday at Michigan Stadium? The four of us spent several months asking ourselves this question, talking with counterparts from Ohio to Colorado to California to Washington. The culmination...