Leadership Project Guidelines
To complete the Leaders in Sustainability Certificate Program, all students are required to demonstrate leadership on a project related to sustainability. Projects can be completed individually or with a group and can be related to one’s graduate studies or completely unrelated. LiS projects should have clear outcomes and impacts and go beyond research in one’s field.
Sample LiS Leadership Projects
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Embedding ESG into the Core MBA Curriculum
LiS Leadership Project by Martin Marchiori-Wong, 2024 -
Securing Small Water Systems in LA County
LiS Leadership Project by Leila Moinpour, 2025 -
Cutting Scope 3 Emissions in Retail Transportation
LiS Leadership Project by Jose Antonio Diego Gonzalez, 2024 -
Creating a Climate & Health Academic Concentration
LiS Leadership Project by Kiran Rao, 2024 -
Pay-for-Success: Financing Sustainability Through Results-Based Contracts
LiS Leadership Project by Chien Li, 2023 -
HelioHite: Zero-Emission Solar Tech for Hydrogen and Graphite Production
LiS Leadership Project by Robert Gardiner, 2023
Through these projects, students make a positive impact on communities before they graduate. Relationships formed during the program develop an ever-growing network of professionals. Together, they use what they’ve learned to take the lead in creating a more sustainable world—working at places such as Liberty Hill Foundation, Bank of America and the Environmental Protection Agency.