Power surges to top of OSCC competition

The final show down in the 2015 Olin Sustainability Case Competition (OSCC) was held Feb. 6 with three teams vying for the top $5000 prize. The finalists included two MBA teams from the Class of 2016 and one undergraduate team from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts. The 6th Annual Olin Sustainability Case Competition took place in the Knight Center.

Teams were formed in December and given the prompt to submit first round entries in early January.  The topic this year was WUSTL WasteOnomics:  Creative, Innovative, and Cost-effective Strategies for Waste Reduction on campus.

The winner of the $5000 Grand Prize was Team 9 with their plan for saving power with Smart Outlets. The team included: Roxana Midori Pinillos Teruya, Philip Montgomery, Leslie Rieder, and Edward Poyo (all MBA’16).

Watch video to learn more about the winning proposal.

 

Our distinguished panel of judges, included:

  • John Beuerlein,MBA’77, General Partner, Edward Jones;
  • Dan Conner, MBA’12, Managing Director, DCF;
  • Dan Elfenbein, Associate Professor of Organization & Strategy at Olin;
  • George Fuji, Manager of Sustainability, Tarlton Corporation; and
  • Phil Valko, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sustainability, WUSTL.
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Team 5 presented Pre-Consumer, Post-Consumer & Waste Disposal and Education: Matthew Stranz, Kenneth Mao, James Bierman and Alejandra Fernandez (pictured above; all MBA’16)
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Team 8 presented the Water Project : John “Jack” Lynch (AR’17), Emma Riley (FA’17) and Armaan Shah (AR’17)

Our generous sponsors included Edward Jones, Tarlton Corporation, and Drury Hotels.

Congratulations to all finalists.  The decision was not an easy one this year but we walked away with some great ideas of how to be more sustainable on campus.

The Olin Sustainability Case Competition (OSCC) began during the 2009-2010 academic year as a way to increase awareness and expand educational opportunities about sustainable business practices at Olin Business School.

Open to all Washington University students in both undergraduate and graduate level programs, the case competition provides participants with a chance to learn about practical, real-world applications of corporate responsibility and sustainability concepts as well as to make a difference in the world around them.

The OSCC is presented by the Olin Graduate Programs office in conjunction with the Washington University chapter of Net Impact and the Olin Strategy and Consulting Association (OSCA).

Designed as a traditional business case study, the competition is based on a current business problem and is prepared by MBA students with the assistance of Olin faculty and Washington University administration. Any student enrolled in a Washington University  academic program may participate, working in teams of two to four students.

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