
Social Impact Consulting
MBA students apply theoretical concepts of business to real-world societal challenges. Student teams provide pro bono consulting in marketing, operations, finance and expansion strategy to address strategic challenges of mission-driven nonprofits and social enterprises.

Impact Investing
Students get critical hands-on experience investing real money in mission-driven companies through an experiential curriculum consisting of two components: (1) Anderson Venture Impact Partners, UCLA Anderson's impact investment fund; and (2) an impact investing course taught by faculty with impact investing and venture capital expertise.

Open For Good
The Open For Good Project analyzes and rates America’s largest companies on their level of transparency based on their public disclosures of performance across the categories of Governance, People, Environment and Prosperity.
Latest News

Wins for Mission-Driven Enterprises in the Arts, Mental Health and Justice
UCLA Anderson students compete in the 2022 Net Impact Consulting Challenge
Upcoming Events
Apr
5
Social Impact Consulting Corps Kickoff
Apr
21
ESG Reporting Executive Education Workshop
Apr
24-27
Impact Week Conference

The Business Case for Food Waste Recycling - Meyer Luskin visits a UCLA Anderson classroom

Climate Change and Business Impacts
UCLA Anderson Forecast | September 2022

UCLA Anderson Center for Impact Study Analyzes Major Companies’ ESG Reporting Rates
World-Class Faculty
The Center for Impact is proud to support globally renowned faculty who conduct research that has the power to change the way business is led. We invite you to explore their work via the UCLA Anderson Review, a window into crucial topics in business, the economy and the wider world of human existence.

Societies With a Legacy of Herding: More Prone to Current Day Violence
A culture that valorized revenge among pre-industrial herders resonates today
Featuring Research by Paola Giuliano

COVID-19 Tactics Varied by Gender Among Brazilian Mayors Running for Reelection
Notable differences in death rates; it appears candidates factored in voter gender bias
Featuring Research by Clemence Tricaud

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
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.
With a commitment to creating the next generation of leaders, UCLA Anderson is primed to achieve impact around the world. Whether impact is delivered through technology, health care innovation, climate and sustainability initiatives, educational infrastructure, private enterprise or policy changes, each of these contributions is amplified through managerial effectiveness and cutting-edge research.
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