Each week, the Erb Institute shares a collection of news and updates regarding business sustainability. This month, the Erb Institute blog and social media is focusing on consumer goods, leading up to our C-Suite speaker event with Campbell's CSO, Dave Stangis, at the...
Ethical apparel brands committed to human rights This month on social media and the Erb Perspective Blog, the Erb Institute is focusing on human rights and human development. Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of...
"The circular economy is not an entirely new concept, but it is presently at a major inflection point. Its intellectual roots emerged from early ideas and practices of recycling and pollution prevention, life cycle analysis, eco-efficiency assessments and analysis of...
Climate change is the reality we live in, and despite the combined actions of our global community, it continues to outpace our efforts. At the Erb Institute, we understand the daunting challenges that climate change presents—and the true potential of business to...
Report: Seventh Generation and Unilever: Would an Acquisition Affect Sustainability? (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on WDI Publishing (Case study #1-430-507) – published 04/2017, 18 pages Developed by: Kirstie Hostetter, Cory Wydysh, Anna Hayden and Mike...
As part of Erb’s Cool Projects, I recently attended a Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Training offered by the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence. It offered a glimpse into the challenges that sustainability professionals must face on a daily basis....
“Be Bold” was the theme of the 2016 Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Conference last November in New York City. I was able to attend, thanks to Cool Projects funding, and it was my first sustainability conference. As a career changer new to the world of...
I've been part of the leadership team for Net Impact at Ross in the last two years, but it wasn't until this year, in my third and final year as an Erber, that I attended the Net Impact Conference. I was beyond excited because I had heard great things from fellow Net...
MBA/MS, Class of 2002 Dov is a member of the Global Sustainability Team at H&M, a fashion company with more than 4,300 stores in 57 markets. Most recently he has been developing and leading implementation of H&M's new, forefront supply chain social and...
Alexis heads adidas brand's sustainability program from global headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Her responsibilities include directing adidas brands sustainability strategy, developing new sustainable innovations and business models, and coordinating...