Congratulations to first year Erb student, Kelsea Ballanytne ('16) for being appointed for a two year term on the U-M President's Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights from President Coleman.
Results for research on: Human Rights
Building Global Capacity to Manage Chemicals Responsibly
As my flight approached Nairobi Airport, we flew low over miles of intermingled shanty towns, repair shops, and small factories literally as far as the eye could see. The colorful but chaotic landscape below was a reminder of why I had come. I was in Nairobi to...
Monica Ellis – “Tackling our Global Water Challenge”
Tackling Our Global Water Challenge Monica Ellis is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF), a leading not-for-profit foundation that advances sustainability through public-private partnerships. Event Details | More...
Innovations for adapting to resource scarcity: Experiencing the World Environment Center’s roundtable discussion as an IBM-sponsored WEC-Erb Institute fellow
Last month, Stephen Ahn (Erb ’15) and I served as the inaugural pair of WEC/Erb fellows, sponsored by IBM. This joint initiative between WEC, Erb, and IBM gives students the opportunity to participate in a topic-based roundtable discussion with innovative leaders...
Climate Science as Culture War Wins Maggie Award
Erb Director, Andy Hoffman's article, Climate Science as Culture War in the Stanford Social Innovation Review wins a Maggie Award for Best Feature Article (circulation under 50,000- Trade) from the Western Publishing Association (WPA). Read more: 079 Best Feature...
How Science Can Predict Where You Stand On Keystone XL
Erb Director discusses the roles of the "bright green" and "dark green" environmental factions, and activist Bill McKibben in "How Science Can Predict Where You Stand on Keystone XL. Read more: Read it online: How Science Can Predict Where You Stand On Keystone XL
Why only one third of Americans polled support federal efforts to address Climate Change…
Erb Alum, Doug Glancy ('07) explores the strategic marriage of behavioral economics and technology as a means of increasing public motivation for action on climate change: What Smoking and Marriage Equality Can Teach Activists About Efforts to Catalyze Climate Action...
Note on Corporate Social Responsibility: A Debate
Note on Corporate Social Responsibility: A Debate (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on (Case study # 1-429-177) – published 09/2011, 10 pages. Developed by: Erb Faculty Affiliate, Aneel Karnani, Pietra Rivoli, Sandra Waddock Description: This note is a summary...
Erb Alum and Faculty Affiliate author Ross case study
The new Ross case study written by Erb alum, Colm Fay '12, and supervised by technology and operations professor and Erb faculty affiliate, Ravi Anupindi. The case study demonstrates the relationship between operations and community engagement, which benefits the...
Humor, grit, condoms and entrepreneurship in Thailand – Elise Hunter
Elise Hunter's ('13) interview with Mechai Viravaidya (Thailand's 'Mr. Condom') on the successes of one of his social enterprises is featured in the Huffington Post Social Entrepreneurship section as Cabbages and Condoms. A public health advocate and entrepreneur...