Once again, ISA students have been nominated for inclusion in the GOA Catalyst Exhibition Showcase. All three of our nominated students had a sustainability focus in their work. Of over 880 student projects submitted, only 38 of them have been selected as exemplary and published in the 2022-2023 Public Showcase.

Daniela Ledezma Tato’s caring attitude for others was shown in her project to design a green building in Amsterdam that can supply a stable life for refugees. Through the use of architecture elements she created a green building that can improve the quality of life for refugees in her local community. 

Her Architecture teacher, Jacob Ortwein, shared: “A dedicated student to architecture and online course Daniela was a keep member of the class consistently giving deep and meaningful feedback to peers. Her caring attitude for others was further shown in her project to design a green building in Amsterdam that can supply a stable life for refugees. Through the use of architecture elements she created a successful building that can improving the quality of live for refugees in her local community.”

Jacob Simon’s work focussed on NextEra Energy as well as the broader issue of clean energy and the energy transition in the US. This is an important topic for contemporary society, and this project explains how NextEra Energy is leading the way to a less carbon-intensive future. 

His Intro to Investments teacher, Justin Jacobson, shared: “Comprehensive and insightful Catalyst Exhibition presentation about NextEra Energy as well as the broader issue of clean energy and the energy transition in the US. This is an important topic for contemporary society, and this project explains how NextEra Energy is leading the way to a less carbon-intensive future. At the same time, this project does a great job explaining the investment potential of NextEra. This project demonstrates great conceptual understanding of investment concepts and the ability to apply them to a real-world example. Great work bringing the various pieces together in your research, anticipating questions by providing clarification and looking at the issue from both a social good point of view and an investor’s point of view.”

Eda Kural’s final project was guided by the question, ‘How can fast fashion brands work towards becoming more sustainable while staying popular and relevant?’ This is a topic Eda is passionate about and she provided a variety of solutions and also designed a comprehensive and very creative ad campaign which addresses how Uniqlo might be able to become more sustainable while also maintaining their relevance. The campaign is called ‘100 Different Ways.’ 

Her Introduction to Branding and Marketing teacher, Matt Piercy, shared: “Eda dedicated herself consistently throughout the course, fully engaging in every opportunity to learn. Further, she was  poised in receiving feedback and willingly provided valuable feedback to her peers. Eda’s final project was guided by the question, ‘How can fast fashion brands work towards becoming more sustainable while staying popular and relevant?’ This is a topic she is passionate about and she provides a variety of solutions but also designed a comprehensive and very creative ad campaign which addresses how Uniqlo might be able become more sustainable while also maintaining their relevance. The campaign is called  ‘100 Different Ways.’ Congratulations to Eda on her many successes.  She was an absolute joy to have in the course!”

These projects have great potential for making an impact and are perfectly aligned with ISA’s mission to educate for international understanding. We thank students for their work to catalyze positive change on such important issues.