Erb Institute
The Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise was created in 1996 through the generosity of Frederick A. Erb (BBA ’47) and his wife, Barbara, and is a partnership between the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) at the University of Michigan.
The Institute fosters professional education, public outreach and scientific scholarship supportive of the transition to sustainability – that is, meeting the fundamental needs of a growing human population in an equitable manner within the means of nature. The core educational activity of the Institute is the MBA/MS Program, wherein students earn a Masters of Business Administration from the Ross School and a Master of Science from SNRE. The Erb Institute also delivers educational experiences for undergraduates, PhD students and executives. The Institute draws on faculty expertise throughout the University and has three core professors -- Thomas P. Lyon, Thomas N. Gladwin, and Andrew Hoffman, who have joint appointments in Ross and SNRE.