CESR Impact Stories

  • Naturally 91¸£ÀûÉç Summer Mixer organized by Leeds students
    Leeds MBA students enjoy an end of summer networking event organized by Michelle Lishnevsky (MBA'23) and Sonya Query (MBA'23) on behalf of Naturally 91¸£ÀûÉç as part of their Board Fellows internship with the organization. Leeds students interested
  • Scholarship winners Diversity in CSR fall 2022
    Diversity in CSR Scholarship Program In fall 2021, the Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado (ULFC) and the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility (CESR) launched a scholarship program for the Leeds’ Certificate in Corporate Social
  • Companies that are pushing back on SCOTUS
    At CESR, we focus on helping shape future business leaders who have the skills to consider Environmental sustainability, Social impact and Governance (ESG) as a core component of corporate strategy. The past few weeks have shown why that is so important as the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has issued judgements in two cases, West Virginia v. EPA and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
  • Benevity Conference 2022
    Molly Nitka, Workiva, Mary Van Jacobs, DaVita, Haley Wallace, DaVita, Jessica Leary, Ball Corporation, Lauren Roadman, Ball Corporation, Justine Roberts, Leeds School of Business.    The recent Goodness Matters conference, organized by
  • ESG consulting class works with local companies
    Student consulting teams tackled a range of ESG questions for seven local businesses as part of the new undergraduate capstone course The Sustainable Firm--ESG Strategies and Practices. Learn more about the impactful projects teams took on, such as B Corp Certifications and data collection, and our partner companies. 
  • MBA students meeting with C Suite executives in Chicago
    Board Fellows, a program of Net Impact, provides an opportunity for MBA students to serve as non-voting board members at local nonprofits.
  • Mike Erickson (MBA'96)
    CFO at Kencko, a Natural & Organic Company Mike Erickson is a Leeds MBA alumnus. Currently the chief financial officer at Kencko, a natural and organic company, he is giving back by engaging with current Leeds grad students. Recently he joined
  • Birdie Reznicek head of SRS Division at Leeds School of Business
    The number of sustainability consulting and corporate ESG roles is growing rapidly. The Leeds SRE Certificate and SRS Track prepare undergraduate students for these jobs.
  • Joshua Nunziato
    I want to prepare students to deal with small issues of integrity, honesty and transparency, and prepare them for the kind of leader they will be when they assume responsibility for teams. - Joshua Nunziato  Dr. Joshua S. Nunziato, an
  • Climate CAP title slide
    Over 150 MBA students, staff and faculty gathered with industry leaders gathered at Climate CAP 2022 to discuss corporate policy work around climate, sustainable finance, and weaving sustainability into the business school curriculum.
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