Algal Scientific received funding from Evonik to start their first commercial production plant in Michigan. Algal Scientific uses a sustainable technology to use B-glucan for animal feed, which produces healthier livestock. Algal Scientific was co-founded by Erb...
Now available in Spanish: Morder la manzana: derechos laborales y el papel de las empresas y los consumidores en una cadena global de suministros (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report in Spanish on WDI (Case study # 1-429-406)– published 11/2014, 16 pages....
H&M's Global Supply Chain Management Sustainability: Factories and Fast Fashion (download pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on WDI (Case study # 1-429-373)– published 02/2014, 16 pages. Developed by: Marianna Kerppola ('16), Ryan Moody, Likangjin Zheng, and...
Whirlpool Corporation announced a next generation of refrigerators containing an insulating chemical expected to greatly reduce or eliminate depletion of the ozone layer. These zero GWP (global warming potential) appliances will address the manufacturer's dilemma of...
Erb External Advisory Board member, Lauren Bigelow, is featured in Forbes magazine. "Lauren Bigelow is the CEO of the Growth Capital Network (GCN) which does project management, evaluative and analytical work. But what she really does is help connect entrepreneurs and...
Developed under the supervision of Andrew Hoffman by graduate students Rhiannon Haller, Brandon Tirrell, Courtney Yan, and Connie Yu (Erb ’15) Ford Motor Company’s Social Sustainability Manager and Erb EAB emeritus, David Berdish, faces the challenge of positioning...
Erb student, Cameron Smith ('13) and business partner Vince Alessi win first place in the Walmart Business Plan Challenge earlier this month. Read more about Covaron Advanced Materials
Jon Newton, Erb '03 is currently Supply Chain Sustainability Global Lead at Eaton (formerly of Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan,) and a member of ISM's Committee on Sustainability and Social Responsibility....
Stringency, governance, media coverage and diffusion of environmental and social labeling schemes Co-authored by: Pavel Castka and Charles J. Corbett Abstract The increased focus on social and environmental issues has led to a range of labels being used to inform...
Grant Hughes ('13) and his business partner Cavan Canavan from Focus won the $20,000 Pryor-Hale Award for Best Business. Focus is a digital personal trainer integrated into a wristwatch-like device capable of automatically recording repetitions, sets, rest periods,...