UCLA Anderson students gain the knowledge and tools to address society’s most pressing challenges and graduate with an understanding of how positive societal impact can be achieved across all sectors, industries and functions.
Anderson Forecast
The economy keeps churning along but so does climate change. These two forces are important for future economic growth, consumption and investment growth and were responsible for a string of 2023 disasters including horrific wildfires.
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Upcoming Events
Impact Week Conference | April 2023
Energy Innovation Conference: Decarbonizing the Future | March 2023
Wins for Mission-Driven Enterprises in the Arts, Mental Health and Justice
The Business Case for Food Waste Recycling - Meyer Luskin visits a UCLA Anderson classroom
Open for Good Launch Event
UCLA Anderson Center for Impact Study Analyzes Major Companies’ ESG Reporting Rates
World-Class Faculty
The Debt Market's Indirect Antidote to ESG Greenwashing
Loans that include a sweetener or penalty tied to ESG performance seem to induce more honest reporting
Featuring Research by Judson Caskey
ESG Investors in China Focused on Profit Potential of Climate Change
Less attention to downside of nation’s carbon-neutral goals
Featuring Research by Henry L. Friedman
Can Humanitarian Aid Turn Wastefulness to Sustainability?
Seeing global crises as ongoing, rather than episodic, and applying modern supply-chain management
Featuring Research by Charles Corbett
UCLA Anderson, and UCLA at large, share a long-standing mission to serve the communities to which we belong, as well as the world around us.
Signature Events
Impactful Alumni
Award-winning businesswoman Sarah Valdovinos (’01) wants to develop a greener pipeline to jobs in the lucrative renewables sector.
Gates Foundation’s Hugh Chang ('90) Put Technology to Work for Social Change
Nike Irvin spoke to a UCLA Anderson Audience in conversation with Bhavna Sivanand (’14), director of the Center for Impact, and Julie Ortega (’19), Net Impact's director of engagement.
Green Initiatives — By Themselves — Won’t Boost Productivity
Environmentally conscious companies that also instill teamwork and quality enjoy higher output
Polluting Chinese Manufacturers: Do Their Misdeeds Drag Down Shares of Their Customer Companies Overseas?
Factories’ political connections — a boon in good times — turn into a liability when trouble hits
BRCA Mutation: New Model Quantifies How Surgeries Reduce Cancer Risk
Informed by personal experience, a researcher parses data to help those mulling mastectomy and gynecological surgeries
How to Make Sustainable Products More Appealing to Consumers
Magali Delmas proposes a “green bundle,” combining environmental good with product traits — quality, healthiness, performance, status — that have always sold