University of Michigan: Erb Institute | Business for Sustainability
University of Michigan: Erb Institute | Business for Sustainability
Erb Faculty Member, Tom Lyon Featured in The Guardian
Erb Faculty Member, Tom Lyon opines that although Warren Buffet and ‪‎Berkshire Hathaway’s‬ record of astute financial moves is hard to argue with, he may be missing the mark in terms of under-estimating the pace and acceleration of ‪‎climate change‬ and what that means for business.
Environment
Domtar
Domtar
For Sustainable Business, Collaboration is the New Competition
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies often find themselves boxed in by customer demand. On one hand, more shoppers say they want to purchase more sustainable products, but many are not willing to pay a premium. And although most consumers still base their purchases largely on price and performance, the trends are clear: Environmental sustainability is expected. This applies to not only products, but also packaging.
Environment
Alerts
Alerts
Heathrow Publishes Its 2016 Sustainability Performance Report
Heathrow’s latest Sustainability Performance Report demonstrates continued progress on a range of sustainability issues.
Research & Reports
Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands
Women in Business Q&A: Tracy Skeans, Chief Transformation and People Officer, Yum! Brands
Tracy Skeans is Chief Transformation and People Officer of Yum! Brands, Inc., one of the world’s largest restaurant companies with over 43,500 restaurants in more than 135 countries and territories with 1.5 million associates.
Inclusion & Opportunity
BNY Mellon
BNY Mellon
Invested in Change: BNY Mellon Highlights Notable Corporate Social Responsibility Achievements
In BNY Mellon’s 233-year history, change has been a constant. Inspired by bold ideas and a legacy of innovation, employees working in 35 countries and more than 100 markets collaborate with stakeholders to help create a sustainable world where people can succeed and economies can thrive.
Research & Reports
PYXERA Global
PYXERA Global
The Timberland X Thread Partnership
The unbridled accumulation of single-use, post-consumer plastic bottles represents a social and environmental crisis affecting populations and landscapes the world over. While industrialized countries have evolved systems and customs that effectively displace this waste stream, the problem is glaringly evident in less-industrialized countries, ill-equipped to control the flow.
Corporate Responsibility
PYXERA Global
PYXERA Global
The Rise of Social Enterprise in New Zealand
More and more, citizens and consumers are becoming socially and environmentally aware, and want their purchasing decisions to reflect their beliefs. In a capitalist society, social enterprise provides consumers with a form of activism as organizations with a social purpose open up an alternative for consumers to spend their money responsibly rather than on goods or services that ultimately perpetuate the growing global wealth disparity.
Events
NRG Energy
NRG Energy
NRG Energy’s Sustainable Workplace Goals and Performance
The energy future we envision requires involvement from all our approximately 8,500 full-time employees (as of Dec. 31, 2016). Providing a sustainable work environment helps us align our actions with our core values, vision and mission. This means providing a workplace that allows our employees to execute at the highest levels and return home safely to their loved ones.
Research & Reports
NRG Energy
NRG Energy
NRG Energy’s Sustainable Suppliers Goals and Performance
In today’s global economy, virtually no organization
is fully vertically integrated. This makes sustainability relevant across a company’s entire value chain. After setting an ambitious goal addressing downstream avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, NRG is one of the first in its industry to include its supply chain
as part of its internal sustainability commitments.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

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