Business Sustainability Research Scholars
The Sustainable Business Institute’s Research Scholars Program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to explore how companies address today’s most pressing sustainability challenges. Open to juniors and seniors from all majors, this two-quarter (winter and spring) experience engages participants in analyzing how businesses balance profit and purpose. Scholars will craft a professional HBS-style case study complete with exhibits and discussion questions and present their work through platforms such as the SBI website, a symposium, and LSB Business Sustainability courses.
Each selected participant receives a $1,000 scholarship (paid in two installments)
Commitment: approximately 3–5 hours per week
The deadline to apply for the 2026 cohort is December 20, 2025
To apply go to Business Sustainability Undergraduate Research Scholars Application (Winter & Spring 2026)
A sustainable business measures success beyond profit maximization, including economic, social, and environmental considerations. This approach encourages decision-makers to consider longer-term and broader stakeholder perspectives when pursuing growth opportunities and managing risk. This multidisciplinary course enables students to apply a sustainability lens to business decisions. It examines how organizations can strike a finer balance between profitable growth and the common good. (5 units)
The course is oriented around the following questions:
What is “sustainability” in the current business context?
How does it impact capital, product, and labor markets?
How are businesses incorporating it into their management cadence?
How should you integrate it into your professional skill set?
Prerequisites: BUSN 70 Contemporary Business Issues
The SBI Fellows Program directly supports SCU’s Impact 2030 strategic plan and the Leavey School of Business PLUS Plan
- Impact 2030: Aligns with SCU’s goals of global reach, sustainability, and interdisciplinary education.
- Leavey PLUS: Supports the Sustainability (S) pillar, reinforcing Leavey’s commitment to sustainable business leadership.