Net Impact Case Competition

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Net Impact Case Competition (NICC) is a U.S. graduate business student contest that blends sustainability with financial success. It happens yearly over two days at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder, in Boulder, Colorado. Teams from business schools compete, and judges from sustainability and industry fields pick a winner who receives a $10,000 prize. NICC is part of Net Impact, a global nonprofit organization.

Key facts
- Audience: graduate business students
- Organizer: Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder
- Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Frequency: annual, two-day event
- Prize: $10,000
- History: started in 2001 by Leeds MBA students
- Sponsors: Newmont Mining Corporation (2013); past sponsors include Encana Natural Gas, Sun Microsystems, Ball Corporation, Excel Energy
- Notable leadership: presidents Sean Saddler and Mathias Frese; casewriters Adam Block and Rob London
- 2021 prompt: during Covid-19, students designed a system for vaccine distribution that balanced social and economic factors