Report: Cracking the Egg Industry: Hampton Creek Tries a Vegan Take on Classic Mayo (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on WDI Publishing (Case study #1-430-509) – published 04/2017, 14 pages Developed by: Kathleen Carroll, Yu-Han Cheng, Albany Eckert, and Chase...
Nearly two years ago, through the William Davidson Institute, I had the opportunity to spend a summer in rural Rwanda working with the Ihangane Project (TIP), a small nonprofit dedicated to improving health care outcomes in the Ruli catchment area. Millions of people...
At Expo West, the largest natural foods conference held each year in the United States, the conventional rules about food do not apply. Attendees will find bugs in their food, sample snacks that producers proudly note are “alive,” and try vegan burgers that bleed. I...
Paloma Lopez has transitioned from her recent role as Global Sustainability Director for the Kellogg Company, based in Michigan to begin work on a new initiative supporting sustainability, well-being and humanity at the center of a fast-changing food system. As the...
Conscientious consumers are repeatedly encouraged to eat local, buy organic, seek out fair trade labels and ask about the traceability of a product’s supply chain. As sales of organic and ethically labeled products rise, companies both large and small have focused...
MBA/MS, Class of 2007 Jeff is currently Director of Project Origination at Clean Focus Renewables, a financier and developer of large-scale solar photovoltaic systems. Prior to joining Clean Focus, Jeff was Senior Director of Sales at SunShare where he led customer...
I’ve always had a deep-seated distrust of big business. Maybe it’s because I grew up with a social worker and teacher as parents, or because my first job out of school was with a nonprofit focused on fighting corporate abuses. Whatever the reason, this wariness...
Wendy is responsible for executing and coordinating Erb events, conferences, workshops, and meetings for the Institute. She began her events career with Erb in 2016 and moved to the School for Environment and Sustainability in 2017. At SEAS she helped with the...
MBA/MS, Class of 2010 Leonore currently serves as a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. Department of State. Leonore previously worked for Amcor- the world's largest publicly-held plastic packaging company- where she managed corporate partnerships with the World Food...
MBA/MS, Class of 2007 In her current role with the U.S. Forest Service, Sarah works closely with managers, practitioners, and stakeholders to advance the science of social-ecological systems and to co-develop and deliver scientific information and tools to help cities...