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New LTU-EGLE program taps retired professionals’ skills to boost sustainability

SOUTHFIELD—New help is available at no charge to a wide range of Michigan organizations looking to reduce waste and improve sustainability and energy efficiency.  The Michigan Department of Environment, Great …

Business Accelerators / Sustainability

Erb Family Foundation grant to LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator to boost business sustainability

SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator has received a $450,000 grant from the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation. The grant is intended to help small and medium-sized manufacturers …

Sustainability

Masco Corp. sets strategy to cut emissions 50% by 2030

LIVONIA–Masco Corp. (NYSE: MAS) announced that it is setting an aspirational target to reduce its scope 1 and 2 absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the year 2030 compared …

Auto Suppliers / Sustainability

Meritor publishes 2021 sustainability report

TROY–Meritor Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) announced that it has published its 2021 Sustainability Report,which is now available on the company’s website at meritor.com. Highlights from this year’s report include the following: …

Agricultural Industry / Solar Power / Sustainability

Sustainable business group sets webinar on ‘agrivoltaics’

GRAND RAPIDS—The Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is hosting a webinar to introduce the state to agrovoltaics, the planting of food crops, pollinator habitats, and other vegetation underneath photovoltaic solar panels. …

Aerospace / Manufacturing / Sustainability

TriMas updates sustainability report

BLOOMFIELD HILLS—The diversified manufacturer TriMas Corp. (NASDAQ: TRS) announced it has updated its Sustainability Report, further enhancing transparency of TriMas’ sustainability progress through 2021. The TriMas 2021 Sustainability Report outlines …

Architechture / Higher Education / Interior Design / Sustainability

Lawrence Tech revises interior design program, offers new degree

SOUTHFIELD–Lawrence Technological University has revised its interior design program, and this fall will begin offering a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design degree. The new degree is a reorganization of …

Auto Suppliers / Sustainability

Ford gets deal with net-zero parts supplier

DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. announced the launch of a new “net zero automotive program” with West Sacramento, Calif.-based Origin Materials. Origin’s Net Zero Automotive Program is a sustainable automotive supply chain …

Retail Technology / Sustainability

Meijer joins initiative to replace plastic shopping bags

GRAND RAPIDS—Meijer Inc., the Grand Rapids-based retail chain, announced that it has joied the Beyond the Bag Initiative, an effort by retailers aimed at identifying, testing and implementing sustainable replacements …

Sustainability / University Research / Utilities

UM, partners tackle energy insecurity in three Detroit neighborhoods

ANN ARBOR—Some Detroiters spend up to 30 percent of their monthly income on home energy bills, a sky-high rate that places the city among the Top 10 nationally in a …

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