Rosie's diverse experience in agricultural development and international supply chain has solidified her belief that business is one of our most powerful tools to make lasting change. She looks forward to continue learning how global trade can be used as a lever to...
Results for research on: Food
Dayna Sason
MBA/MS, Class of 2019 Dayna's interests lie in the intersection of sustainability and corporate culture. As a member of the Erb Institute, she is excited to explore how an understanding of the decision-making process and what makes people tick can be used to...
Mike London
MBA/MS, Class of 2020 Mike is an Erb Institute student pursuing an MBA at the Ross School of Business and an MS in Sustainable Systems from the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. An avid problem solver with diverse interests, Mike...
Kathy Tian
MBA/MS, Class of 2020 Kathy is interested in the sustainable sourcing and marketing of consumer goods. At the Erb Institute, she studies how to identify, collect, and act on the appropriate metrics for sustainable operations. Kathy comes from a background in CPG...
Lauren Baum
MBA/MS, Class of 2020 Lauren comes to the Erb Institute with a passion for sustainable enterprise and a deep commitment to helping businesses embed sustainability and social impact into their core operations. Currently pursuing an MBA at the Ross School of Business...
Greg Phillips
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...
Chris Bowman
MBA/MS, Class of 2020 Chris is interested in utility-scale renewable energy and storage. He comes to Erb with over three years of experience in solar energy, most recently based in Colorado managing commercial energy development projects. He holds a B.A. in Political...
Can Hemp Ease the Transition to Organic Farming? – Patagonia MBA Case Competition
How can a company like Patagonia most effectively work to change the global agricultural system, to sequester more soil carbon, to stop topsoil erosion and to have a positive impact on agricultural lands? This is the question our group set out to answer between...
Natural Products Expo highlights challenges of launching companies with sustainable missions
In March, over 80,000 people made their way to Anaheim, Calif., for the natural products industry’s 37th annual tradeshow. I had the opportunity to visit this year’s expo as part of the MBArk program, which helps MBA students learn about career paths in the natural...
Climate Change and the Napa Valley Wine Industry
Report: Climate Change and the Napa Valley Wine Industry (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on WDI Publishing (Case study #1-430-510) – published 04/2017, 22 pages[/text-with-icon] Developed by: Alex Engel, Robert Meyer, and Sarah Perry. This case was...