Sustainable Entrepreneurship at the Erb Institute Report Erb students and alumni demonstrate leadership in turning planet-friendly innovations into profit-making ventures. Erb entrepreneurs collaborate with distinguished experts from across the University of Michigan,...
U-M experts, students, government officials and grass roots organizations met recently to highlight Michigan's need for stronger clean air safeguards. Julia Ruedig ( Erb '15) observed that, “Climate change can no longer be ignored,” adding “The economic and...
Brian Swett, Chief of Environment and Energy for the City of Boston reporting directly to the mayor and an Erb 08 alum, leads new mayoral initiatives to mitigate climate change: Boston mayor calls on city to prepare for climate change.
Erb Institute Faculty Member and Ross School of Business Professor, Andrew Hoffman was quoted in a recent AP article detailing the inauguration of President Obama. Hoffman added that Obama and other administration officials have frequently used words such as green...
The scientists no longer have the final say in the public debate on climate change. The debate is shifting to a conversation that focuses on the values, culture, worldviews and ideologies of all populations. "A great and more varied voice from the social sciences...is...
Going Beyond Growth: The Green Economy as a Sustainable Economic Development Strategy Laurie Kaye Nijaki The Next Economics, Global Cases in Energy, Environment, and Climate Change, Springer Press Explore economic growth, opportunities and strategy through a green...
Andy Hoffman's report, Climate Science as Culture War digs into the deeper meaning of climate change science and who needs to play a part in the conversations and debates. "...we do not have a set of socially accepted beliefs on climate change—beliefs that emerge,...
Blog cross posted on GreenBiz.com The Safe Chemicals Act, sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), champions the protection of consumers from the hazards of household products. While many public interest groups have hailed this legislation as an unambiguous win for...
Speech delivered by Andy Hoffman at the 2012 Erb Institute Holiday Party To the Erb class of 2013, 2014 and 2015, staff, spouses, partners and loved ones; I’d like to wish you all a Happy Holiday season. Whether you celebrate as a Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu or...
Aaron Desatnik, Erb '15 examines the work of recent speaker, Sheryl Connelly and the various tasks futurists' must do to stay ahead of market trends. "At Ford, Sheryl’s “in charge of helping the company stay two to 20 years ahead of the trends outside the industry...