Laura L. Erickson

Sustainability Consulting: CSR for Applied Materials

Completed as part of Sustainable MBA coursework

— PROJECT NAME

CSR for Applied Materials


— ROLE

Calculating Carbon Emissions from Travel

Implementation Strategy for Travel Emissions Reductions


— DATE

Spring 2013

I completed a MBA in Sustainable Management while working full-time. Part of the course work in my program involved doing student consulting projects with companies.


For my Operations class I worked with a team with Applied Materials to give recommendations on its annual CSR goal setting process with the board. My part included a detailed a financial and operational analysis for its Chief Sustainability Officer that considered novel methods for funding internal emissions reductions projects.