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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Life Cycle Analysis of Beverage Carbon Footprints
LiS Leadership Project by Samatha Arun, 2022 -
GRI-Aligned Sustainability Assessment for Cold Storage Logistics
LiS Leadership Project by Sarah Swinnerton, 2024 -
Transnational Justice for Environmental and Labor Rights
LiS Leadership Project by Dulce María López González, 2025 -
Low-VOC Industrial Coatings for Emissions Reduction in Oil & Gas
LiS Leadership Project by Jesse Kabanov, 2024 -
Climate Budget
LiS Leadership Project by Chrissy Anecito, 2022 -
Storytelling for Sustainability: Interdisciplinary Media Approaches to Environmental Engagement and Justice in Los Angeles
LiS Leadership Project by Clara Wilch, 2022
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.