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CESR is proud to celebrate research excellence from Leeds faculty in our three focus areas of Business Solutions to Environmental Challenges, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Ethical Leadership. One way we do this is through our annual research awards and grants. This year, CESR’s Best Paper Award was shared between...

One conversation can be a catalyst for career development.

For the third year running, CESR has announced the 2024 winners of the Impact Business Buff Awards, a student and faculty driven award that recognizes the members of the Leeds community who inspire excellence in sustainability and social responsibility. Leeds students have nominated all award winners, and we want to...

Learn more about Stephanie Ly's story and career and her experience in the Certificate in ESG Strategy course

MBA students at Expo West traveling as part of the MBArk program, which hosted three Leeds MBA students this spring. In March 2024, Anaheim, California hosted Expo West , one of the largest expositions of natural products in the world. This renowned trade show showcases cutting-edge trends, services, and technologies...

Every year, CESR gives out awards to recognize research excellence and enable new research projects related to environmental sustainability, DEI, and ethics. Ethan Poskanzer is an assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the Leeds School of Business, and his recent paper Through the Front Door: Why Do Organizations (Still)...

Laird Grant (MBA’25) reflects on his ClimateCAP Summit experience, his interesting background as both a bike shop owner and a professional bike racer, and the clean energy issues he is currently focusing his attention on.

In an insightful discussion with Jamie Gardner (Bus ’95), CESR Advisory Board member and current Head of Strategic Programs with Google, she dives into her elaborate career journey, offers valuable advice for students seeking careers in sustainability, and her desire for more people to share their sustainability stories. A Collection...

Graduating from The University of Arizona with a pre-med degree, a field she admittedly had no desire to pursue further in her career, Marisa Mendenhall (CESG ’22) has now successfully carved her way into the sustainability space with her work as Manager of Commercial Real Estate ESG Programs and the...

Featured on the 2023 edition of GreenBiz’s 30 under 30 list is Leeds School of Business alum and Sustainability Manager for The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, Lauren Morrell Kotze. GreenBiz, a prominent media and events platform that emphasizes the intersection between sustainability and business, generates this yearly list to recognize the...