Spring 2025 Smeal Undergraduate Sustainability Case Competition
Spring 2025 Smeal Undergraduate Sustainability Case Competition
The Center for the Business of Sustainability is organizing the Undergraduate Sustainability Case Competition. The competition allows students to work on a cross-disciplinary team to use business and markets to solve real-world social justice and environmental conservation challenges. Student teams who make it to the finals will have the opportunity to present in front of some of today’s leading sustainability and social impact executives.
The competition is organized by the Smeal Center for the Business of Sustainability, Smeal Diversity Enhancement Programs, Lincoln University, and Morgan State University.
This year’s case will focus on the growing presence of AI. Given the fast-paced nature of this growing technology, it brings questions about how AI can be used to promote sustainability. The need for realistic and impactful analysis of this technology is evident and we believe that students have a valuable perspective. Student teams will be tasked with understanding this topic and formulating a relevant solution that could be implemented in a local community.
Timeline:
• Team Registration - Opens January 6, 2025
• Registration Closes - January 23rd at 5:00 PM
• Case Release - January 27th at 8:00 AM
• Power Hour - TBD
• Submissions Due - February 24th at 5:00 PM
• Finalist Announced - March 13th at 10:00 AM
• Final Submissions - April 7th at 5:00 PM
• Finals - April 10th
Prizes :
1st place: $3,000
2nd place: $2,000
3rd place: $1,000