Published on Tuesday, February 24, 2009
On February 21, 2009 a team of four Drucker School students won first place in the final round of the Net Impact Case Competition hosted by the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The team consisted of Tyler Barrell, the school’s Net Impact chapter leader, Jay Hinton, Emi Makino, and Sarah Schwald. This is the first time the Drucker School has advanced to the semi-final round in the Leeds competition, now in its 8th year. The competition has grown to include over 85 teams from most prestigious schools around the country. The Drucker School team took first place over University of North Carolina (2nd) and MIT (3rd), winning $6000 in prize money. Jay Hinton noted, “Sustainability is an issue that is relevant for all companies, and one that can be positively affected by measures both great and small. The wide range of finalists is a shining example that the NIIC competition is an opportunity for all students concerned with the triple bottom line, not just big name programs. This is a big win for CGU, the Drucker School, and Peter Drucker's legacy.” “The Leeds Net Impact Case Competition is the premier case format competition built around businesses facing sustainability challenges, while succeeding financially.” http://nicomp.colorado.edu/NICC_2009/Home.html The competition was sponsored by Vail resorts, who over the course of the event challenged teams to address three issues relating to their company and how they embrace sustainable practices. The competition occurred in two parts, a preliminary round via the internet, and a final 24 hour event in Colorado. Teams arrived in Colorado to be given the “zinger” of the case, a game-changing alteration to preliminary data that had been sent out 10 days before.
