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...
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...
By Andy Hoffman - Faculty Member, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise. When politicians distort science, academics and scientists tend to watch in shock from the sidelines rather than speak out. But in an age of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” we need...
‘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...
First, the news that made May 31st, 2017 a great day: In a historic and surprising vote by a clear majority—more than 62%—of its shareholders, the global petrochemical giant ExxonMobil was pushed in the direction of being more transparent and more specific about the...
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...
Innovations in Cross-Campus + Cross-Disciplinary Models An excerpt from the Executive Summary Andrew P. Hoffman, Erb Faculty Member THIS IS A STUDY OF THE DISTINCTIVE characteristics, activities, challenges and opportunities of a specific type of sustainability...
Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai among those interviewed to answer this question. Listen here 24:30 to hear Joe Arvai's thoughts.