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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ESG Readiness at UCLA Anderson
LiS Leadership Project by Veronica Seng, 2025 -
Water Footprint of Green Hydrogen in California
LiS Leadership Project by Michael Rincon, 2024 -
MBA Consulting for Social and Environmental Impact
LiS Leadership Project by Alina Orendain-Calderón, 2025 -
Dietary Choices for People and Planet
LiS Leadership Project by Kiera Dixon, 2023 -
Using Storytelling, Voice Acting, and Modded Media to Engage New Audiences in Environmental Justice
LiS Leadership Project by Samantha Nuno, 2022 -
Electric trucks in India
LiS Leadership Project by Narayan Gopinathan, 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.