Overview
What this challenge is about.
You conduct a life cycle assessment for a D2C cosmetics moisturizer, cut carbon 30%, and earn a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
Glow Naturals is a 5-year-old startup with 50 employees, selling organic skincare online. Their current packaging is mixed plastics and glass, sourced from China, and they ship globally via air freight.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
How can Glow Naturals redesign its best-selling moisturizer to minimize environmental impact across its lifecycle without increasing costs beyond a 2-year payback?
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to a consumer product
- Identify circular economy strategies for packaging and logistics
- Quantify trade-offs between environmental and economic performance
- Communicate sustainability recommendations in a business context
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Aligned coursework coming soon.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Life Cycle Assessment
Apply life cycle assessment to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Circular Economy
Apply circular economy to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Supply Chain Analysis
Apply supply chain analysis to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Business Case Development
Apply business case development to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: