While in London recently, Erb Institute Managing Director, Terry Nelidov sat down with Ian Welsh at Innovation Forum to discuss trends in how companies approach their social license to operate, and why it is increasingly regarded as essential. Click play below and...
Results for research on: Human Rights
A Peaceful War on CSR – Making CSR Work for the Poorest
By Sudhir K. Sinha “Satyagraha” is Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of determined but nonviolent resistance—a sort of peaceful war. Now, CSR Satyagraha is a peaceful war being waged in India on corporate social responsibility (CSR), to fight the manufactured euphoria and...
A right to water – Is water a human right or a commodity?
By Allison Torres Burtka and Wren Montgomery Is water a human right or a commodity? It’s treated like both. As water scarcity becomes more pressing, both public and private entities have had to examine their stances on how water resources should be controlled. These...
Erb Institute Hosts SB ’19 Networking Reception in Detroit
On Wednesday, May 9, the Erb Institute hosted the Sustainable Brands Networking Reception at the Waterview Loft in Detroit. This gathering of the sustainability community in Detroit and greater Michigan served as an opportunity to create connections between...
Making way for business sustainability in Cuba
An interview by staff writer - Allison Burtka A delegation of researchers, professors and ministry employees from the Centro de Investigaciones Psicológicas y Sociológicas (CIPS; the Center for Psychological and Sociological Research) and the Centro Félix Varela in...
The hundred people behind your favorite pair of jeans
Have you ever stopped to think about how many people were involved in making the clothes you buy? Chances are you have heard about or read The Travels of a T-shirt in a Global Economy or listened to Planet Money’s piece on making a t-shirt. Both are incredibly...
Sustainable Business News – Global Change – 4/7/2018 – 4/13/2018
Each week, the Erb Institute shares a collection of news and updates regarding business sustainability. This month, the Erb Institute blog and social media are focusing on one of the Erb Institute thought leadership areas: Global change. Sustainable Business News –...
Sustainable Business News – Global Change – 3/31/2018 – 4/6/2018
Each week, the Erb Institute shares a collection of news and updates regarding business sustainability. This month, the Erb Institute blog and social media are focusing on one of the Erb Institute thought leadership areas: Global change. Sustainable Business News -...
I’m suing Scott Pruitt’s broken EPA – here’s how to fix it – Erb Institute Director, Joe Arvai in The Conversation
In 2017, just a few days after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, a freshman GOP lawmaker with only a few days on the job of his own, proposed House Resolution 861. Its language was ominous: “The Environmental Protection Agency shall terminate on December 31,...
Sustainable Business News – Impact Investing – 3/24/2018 – 3/30/2018
Each week, the Erb Institute shares a collection of news and updates regarding business sustainability. This month, the Erb Institute blog and social media are focusing on an emerging industry, impact investing. Impact investments are investments made into companies,...