Materiality is the principle of defining the social and environmental topics that matter most to your business and your stakeholders. A materiality assessment should be used as a strategic business tool, with implications beyond corporate responsibility or sustainability reporting. A broad and inclusive materiality process, including stakeholder engagement, can deliver benefits such as: Ensuring business strategy takes into account significant social and environmental topics, and the management of sustainability issues is embedded in wider business processes.Identifying trends on the horizon, such as water scarcity or changing weather patterns, that could significantly impact the company's ability to create value in the long-term.Prioritizing your resources for the sustainability issues that matter most to the business and stakeholders, so you can focus time and money on the most important topics, and on collecting relevant data.Highlighting areas where we need to manage and monitor risks that are important but not currently addressed.Identifying the areas of interest to the most important stakeholders, enabling you to report concise Information that gives a meaningful picture of progress to those who need it.Helping to identify where the company is creating, or reducing, value for society.Completing an industry and competitive analysis of the reporting efforts currently in place. Identifying the reporting standards that your organization should consider and their implications. A practical ‘how to’ guide to sustainability reporting for your organization. 

Get fresh insights on a business management challenge or opportunity as a team of MBA and BBA students work with your organization on a consulting initiative.

Graduate students in the Master of Marketing program will identify and implement a solution to your marketing challenge.

In a group of 6 participants will work with organization or brand to conduct an audit of their social media and digital marketing channels and develop a digital strategy designed to help achieve the organization’s goals.

Master's student-consultants will develop an actionable strategy to gain a competitive edge, take advantage of a current opportunity, or overcome an organizational challenge of your choosing.

Is your organization facing an operational challenge? In this project, upper year Schulich students will address a problem of your choosing, and perform a quantitative analysis to develop actionable recommendations that will improve efficiency and service quality. The focus is on a prescriptive approach; using mathematical and computational techniques to model and gain insight on processes/situations that have not yet arisen.

Students will identify opportunities for four different companies, with complementary product or service offerings, to collaborate on a new offering.

Schulich MBA student-consultants will undertake a comprehensive strategic study of your organization and its external environment to identify key strategic issues and develop actionable recommendations - including an implementation plan - to help your organization achieve its goals.Feedback from past clients indicates that they most appreciate the in-depth analysis and objective assessment of their operations and the new insights and perspectives introduced by the students.Please note: For this capstone project, only companies/organizations with established products and an existing customer base can be accepted (proxy: $2.5M annual revenue). We cannot accommodate start-ups without an established customer base.

Welcome to the Master of Marketing Placement Program with Schulich School of Business. Our Masters students are eager to apply their classroom learning to real-world projects, gaining practical knowledge while providing valuable insights to your organization. Through this collaboration, students aim to enhance their skills in marketing, sales, and research, while contributing meaningfully to your company's success. As an employer, your role is crucial in guiding and supporting our learners throughout the project, ensuring a successful and enriching experience for both parties.Work placements are minimum 12 weeks during the summer semester (May to August). Students can work part-time or full-time, depending on the needs of the project.At this moment we are seeking only paid placement opportunities. If a placement is paid (min hourly rate in Ontario, $16.5/hr) and 4-months long, we can provide you with an Ontario tax credit letter.All interested employers can send a request to match, along with a job description for posting  on our internal job board. After 7 to 10 days, we will send you the applications (cover letter and resume) of interested students. The selected student will receive an offer for the Work Placement.

The group of student-consultants will submit a written plan, specific to your company's growth opportunities, which will be accompanied by a 15-minute presentation.

In the final course of the Advanced Data Science and Predictive Analytics Certificate, students spend 8 weeks creating an analytics solution/model for your organization. This capstone project includes analysis of a real-life scenario, including business problem framing, translating to an analytical problem statement, data collection, preparation, integrating, modelling and analyzing and will result in a final report/ presentation that outlines recommendations and a solution deployment plan.

Schulich MBA student-consultants will undertake a comprehensive strategic study of your organization and its external environment to identify key strategic issues and develop actionable recommendations - including an implementation plan - to help your organization achieve its goals.Feedback from past clients indicates that they most appreciate the in-depth analysis and objective assessment of their operations and the new insights and perspectives introduced by the students.Please note: For this capstone project, only companies/organizations with established products and an existing customer base can be accepted (proxy: $2.5M annual revenue). We cannot accommodate start-ups without a track record.

We are a group of 18 MBA students specializing in sustainability. We are looking for a startup or small/medium sized company for which we can provide advice to on how they can integrate sustainability into their work. This would imitate a free consumer panel/stakeholder engagement opportunity to learn about what students are saying about your sustainability efforts and where you might be able to improve. Very little pre-work necessary.

Master's-level student-consultants will use data analytics to uncover insights into your organization's challenges or opportunities.

Guided by a challenge or opportunity of your choice MBA students will be undertaking a strategic study of the internal and external environment of your organization to develop actionable strategy recommendations to help you achieve your goals.

Schulich MBA student-consultants will undertake a comprehensive strategic study of your organization and its external environment to identify key strategic issues and develop actionable recommendations - including an implementation plan - to help your organization achieve its goals.Feedback from past clients indicates that they most appreciate the in-depth analysis and objective assessment of their operations and the new insights and perspectives introduced by the students.Please note: For this capstone project, only companies/organizations with established products and an existing customer base can be accepted (proxy: $2.5M annual revenue). We cannot accommodate start-ups without a track record.

Students act as consultants for your organization in an interactive strategy session to tackle a marketing challenge.

Graduate students at Schulich will research your organization, marketplace and industry through primary and secondary research to analyze your marketing activities and give recommendations.

This summer, a student from the International MBA (IMBA) program will be paired with your organization to work in an area of your choosing, for 420 hours. Students can be engaged for one or more particular projects, or more generally on a particular focus area, and should spend at least 12-weeks full time with your company.The students have between 2-10 years of work experience, speak at least 2 languages, and are among the top MBA students globally. Their areas of focus in the internships could be marketing, finance, branding, market research, growth strategy, operations, supply chain, consulting, or another area linked to their studies, but should be sufficiently complex to provide a challenging work experience and benefit to your organization. This internship is a credit course and has a coop structure, thus Schulich IMBA Department can issue a tax credit letter. This can be a virtual internship.

Looking to elevate your business, and bring it to the next level? Bring on one or more students from Schulich school of Business, York University in the field of Finance, Marketing, Strategy or Technology to be your virtual interns in a project-based experience. Students will work on one or more projects of your choosing over the placement period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Students are available for at least 240 hours of placement between May and August. These students are looking for both paid and unpaid internships with a preference for paid experiences. Please indicate in your project submission which you are able to offer.Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student placements will only occur virtually.

A team of Master's student-consultants will work with your organization on a business management consulting initiative.

Schulich MBA student-consultants will undertake a comprehensive strategic study of your organization and its external environment to identify key strategic issues and develop actionable recommendations - including an implementation plan - to help your organization achieve its goals.Feedback from past clients indicates that they most appreciate the in-depth analysis and objective assessment of their operations and the new insights and perspectives introduced by the students.Please note: For this capstone project, only companies/organizations with established products and customer bases can be accepted (proxy: $2.5M annual revenue). We cannot accommodate start-ups without a track record.

Master's student-consultants will devise a strategy to address a marketing opportunity you have identified for your organization.They will work with you to complete a comprehensive business analysis and strategic plan in the January - April 2024 term.In the May - August term we will work with you to implement the plan in the marketplace

Schulich MBA student-consultants will undertake a comprehensive strategic study of your organization and its external environment to identify key strategic issues and develop actionable recommendations - including an implementation plan - to help your organization achieve its goals.Feedback from past clients indicates that they most appreciate the in-depth analysis and objective assessment of their operations and the new insights and perspectives introduced by the students.

Schulich MBA student-consultants will undertake a comprehensive strategic study of your organization and its external environment to identify key strategic issues and develop actionable recommendations - including an implementation plan - to help your organization achieve its goals.Feedback from past clients indicates that they most appreciate the in-depth analysis and objective assessment of their operations and the new insights and perspectives introduced by the students.

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on MBA students from the Schulich School of Business to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.A team of students will act as consultants to your organization on a challenge of your choosing, bringing knowledge about all phases of the management consulting process. This is accomplished through fieldwork preparing proposals and completing client projects.Important note: there is a CAN $60/per hour charge.

Schulich MBA student-consultants will undertake a comprehensive strategic study of your organization and its external environment to identify key strategic issues and develop actionable recommendations - including an implementation plan - to help your organization achieve its goals.Feedback from past clients indicates that they most appreciate the in-depth analysis and objective assessment of their operations and the new insights and perspectives introduced by the students.

Master's student-consultants will devise a strategy to address a marketing opportunity you have identified for your organization.They will work with you to complete a comprehensive business analysis and strategic plan in the January - April 2023 term.In the May - August term we will work with you to implement the plan in the marketplace

Schulich MBA student-consultants will undertake a comprehensive strategic study of your organization and its external environment to identify key strategic issues and develop actionable recommendations - including an implementation plan - to help your organization achieve its goals.Feedback from past clients indicates that they most appreciate the in-depth analysis and objective assessment of their operations and the new insights and perspectives introduced by the students.

Is your organization facing an operational challenge? In this project, upper year Schulich students will address a problem of your choosing, and perform a quantitative analysis to develop actionable recommendations that will improve efficiency and service quality. The focus is on a prescriptive approach; using mathematical and computational techniques to model and gain insight on processes/situations that have not yet arisen.