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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Brewing Change: A Sustainable Coffee Pop-Up Business
LiS Leadership Project by Kaylee Karsh, 2023 -
Smarter Water Use: Reducing Construction Site Waste Through Innovation
LiS Leadership Project by Lucie Marechal, 2023 -
Building a Virtual Marketplace for Climate-Positive Offsets
LiS Leadership Project by Polina Hristova, 2022 -
Climate Budget
LiS Leadership Project by Chrissy Anecito, 2022 -
Greening Urban Freight with River Transport
LiS Leadership Project by Ombline Recordon, 2025 -
Scaling Social Impact Consulting Programs at Anderson
LiS Leadership Project by Austin Meyer-Ferris, 2024
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.