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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From Waste to Education: Scaling Circular Solutions in Nigeria’s Recycling Sector
LiS Leadership Project by Evan Greer, 2023 -
Pay-for-Success: Funding Environmental Outcomes Through Results-Based Contracts
LiS Leadership Project by Alex Moisa, 2023 -
Smarter Water Use: Reducing Construction Site Waste Through Innovation
LiS Leadership Project by Lucie Marechal, 2023 -
Life Cycle Analysis of Beverage Carbon Footprints
LiS Leadership Project by Samatha Arun, 2022 -
Empowering Homeowners to Reuse Stormwater and Reduce Potable Water Waste
LiS Leadership Project by Renan Valenca, 2022 -
Transit as a Tool for Community and Climate
LiS Leadership Project by Ivy Kwok, 2025
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.