REI (2014)

Contact full name: 
Kirk Myers
Project Status: 
Project in Progress
Year project was Completed: 
2014
Client Organization: 
REI
Client Website: 
REI
Client is confirmed: 
yes
SNRE Faculty Advisor: 
Tom Lyon
Advisor Confirmed: 
yes
Master Students Involved in Project: 
  • Wesley Allred, MBA/MS Sustainable Systems 
  • Ben Hamm, MBA/MS Behavior, Education and Communication
  • Ursula Jessee, MBA/MS Sustainable Systems 
  • Alex Papo, MBA/MS Environmental Policy and Planning
  • Jacob Talbot, MBA/MS Sustainable Systems
City: 
Seattle
State or Country: 
Washington
Contact information: 
I am a staff member of a potential client organization
Other
If Other: 
SNRE Student Contact: Ursula Jessee; Email: ujessee@umich.edu
Job title: 
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
Project Location : 
Seattle, Washington
Summary of Project Idea: 

This project will most likely focus on working with REI to conduct research (around RPS standards, CO2 content, grid reliability, changing demand charges, etc.) and could lead to a new proposed model of how REI should build pro formas that more accurately model future expenses, financial impacts, and environmental impacts of new investments that touch energy.

Skills/Expertise Needed: 

Critical thinking and analytical skills, finance, business acumen

SNRE Program Areas: 
Environmental Policy and Planning
Behavior, Education, and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Sustainable Systems
Professional Career Development Benefits: 

Potential to gain experience working in the private sector; gain knowledge of how sustainability fits into supply chain and retail industry; professional networking opportunities. 

Funding Sources: 

Not yet determined. 

Identify expected products/deliverables: 

Research paper and slide deck.