Leeds Sustainability Case Competition
The Leeds Sustainability Case Competition (formerly called the Net Impact Case Competition) brings together graduate students, executives, and businesses that share a common commitment to innovative business practices that yield positive social, environmental, and financial returns. It is not enough for businesses to solely focus on profits. Business plans must prioritize environmental and social factors as well. The Leeds Sustainability Case Competition provides students the chance to display their ability to solve problems using a multi-disciplinary approach to sustainability-focused professionals and companies.
The University of Colorado Boulder, Leeds School of Business is proud to host the Leeds Sustainability Case Competition (LSCC). The university’s location in the city of Boulder, Colorado allows access to one of the country’s greatest densities of sustainability companies and a diverse collection of industries.
Leeds Sustainability Case Competition 2025
TOPIC
As AI technology expands, its energy consumption is growing exponentially, raising urgent sustainability concerns. How can companies embrace AI without compromising environmental responsibility?
ENGAGEMENT
The annual Leeds Sustainability Case Competition brought together 39 teams from top business schools to develop solutions for just that.
PARTICIPATION
This was the central challenge that MBA students from institutions like the University of California, Berkeley (Haas), The University of Chicago (Booth), Duke University (Fuqua) and Columbia tackled at the competition.
Since 2001, the competition has helped corporate partners address a pressing concern related to sustainability by providing the best solutions from teams of MBA and graduate school students from preeminent institutions all around the world. Prior cases have focused on designing a path for economic recovery during a global pandemic, full spectrum capital and the implications for business financials, and more. The 2023 Net Impact Case Competition (now the LSCC) challenged students to find use for a decommissioned coal plant in a way that benefited communities, encouraged future profitability, and ultimately produced a sustainable, long-term purpose.
Timeline:
Registration Open: October 1, 2024
Registration Deadline: December 1, 2024--- extended to Friday, December 6, 2024!
Case Released: December 10, 2024
Submissions Due for Qualifying Round: January 27, 2025 by 11:59 p.m.
Qualifying Round and Championship Round: February 1, 2025
Prize Information:
1st place: $10,000
2nd place: $5,000
3rd place: $2,500
