Sustainability Graduate Programs Midterm Capstone Briefings: Spring 2026

The Integrative Capstone Workshop serves as the culminating educational experience for students in Columbia University’s M.S. in Sustainability Management and M.S. in Sustainability Science programs. The course is designed to integrate the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills developed throughout these degree programs to address pressing sustainability challenges across industries. Student teams serve as consultants to external organizations, partnering with real-world clients to deliver actionable solutions.

We invite industry professionals, academics, alumni, prospective students, and sustainability advocates to join us for these public briefings to hear firsthand how Columbia's sustainability graduate students translate classroom knowledge into impact.

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, from 6:10 PM – 9:00 PM!

Schedule

Session 1 (6:10 - 7:30 PM)

1. Strengthening the Council for Responsible sport's Organizational Certification for Global Impact (Client: Council for Responsible Sport, Advisor: Kizzy Charles-Guzman)

2. Single-Use Plastics Reduction Strategies for Office of General Services Facilities (Client: State of New York, Office of General Services-Facilities, Advisor: Thomas Abdallah)

3. Corporate Social Responsibility Goals Refresh (Client: Electric Power Research Institute, Advisor: Susanne DesRoches)

4. Caribbean Clean Seas: Long-Term Strategy for Sargassum Management in the Caribbean Tourism Economy (Client: Fundación Terra & Marre, Advisor: Fernando Ortiz Báez)

5. The Forest Within Initiative - A New Bottom-Up Model to Protect The Amazon (Client: Mutual Empathy, Advisor: Maria Gray)

Session 2 (8:00 - 9:00 PM)

1. Wood x Buildings for Deconstruction Analysis (Client: Town+Gown: NYC Urban Resource Recovery Working Group, Advisor: Du'Bois A'Keen)

2. Nature-Positive Action Blueprint for COP31 (Client: Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology, Advisor: Dong Guo)

3. Balancing Plastic-Waste Reduction and Economic Stability in Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan Waste Management Association (KazWaste), Advisor: Beizhan Yan)

4. The Future of Adaptation Funds in Global Sport: A Framework for Climate-Resilient Tournaments (Client: Football For Future, Advisor: Chandler Precht)

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