MBA/MS, Class of 2020 I am a third year student in the Erb Institute studying the adoption of renewable energy. My studies are focused around renewable energy technology, system analysis, and the role of business in renewable energy development. Prior to returning to...
Results for research on: Policy
Joshua Tooker
Greening financial systems, from a UN Environment perspective
Erb alumnus Marcos Mancini is a country manager in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System. He talked with Erb about the inquiry’s work and the sustainable finance issues involved....
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...
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,...
The Next Phase of Business Sustainability – Andy Hoffman (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
Business sustainability has come a long way, but problems such as climate change, water scarcity, species extinction, and many others continue to worsen. Fresh thought leadership from Andrew Hoffman at the Erb Institute is pivoting the thinking on how companies can...
Erb Institute Board Member, Tom Catania Helps Push the Needle on Sustainability – New Energy Index for Fans will help Gauge Efficiency
A new metric for fan efficiency is set to revolutionize how commercial and industrial fans are regulated and considered for utility incentive programs. It will drive significant energy savings and technological improvements, and it will also help consumers,...
Sustainable Development in Cuba: The Erb Institute Partners with the RISDoC Initiative
The RISDoC Partnership: The Brooking's Institute, the Erb Institute and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) came together to support the Cuban government and enterprise leaders in achieving optimum sustainability outcomes and contribute to global...
Honor Vets, Military by Cutting Military and Nation’s Dependence on Oil – Erb Alumni Joe Tate, Detroit Free Press
More than 200,000 military veterans live throughout Southeast Michigan. These men and women who reside among us today have fought on behalf of our nation in military campaigns stretching as far back as World War II over 75 years ago. On Veterans Day, we want to honor...
Adele Wunsch
MBA/MS, Class of 2019