CESR Curriculum Innovation Award

Climate Curriculum Award Faculty

As Pictured Left to Right:ÌýDejun 'Tony' KongÌý(Finalist '24), SarahÌýCowan (Finalist '24),ÌýAndrea Pawliczek (Winner '24),ÌýAustin Moss (Winner '24), CatherineÌýRuthÌýLau (Finalist '24),ÌýSabrina Volpone (Finalist '24),ÌýAsafÌýBernstein (Finalist '24)

The purpose of the CESR Curriculum Innovation Award is to encourage and reward Leeds faculty who have contributed to the integration of environmental sustainability, social impact, and/or ethical leadership topics into business courses. The recipient will receive up to a $3,000 FDA transfer.


2026 CESR Curriculum Innovation Award Winner:

  • Amit Bhattacharjee Ìý- MBAX 6330/6331 Market Intelligence, which incorporatedÌýthemes of ethical leadership and transparencyÌý

2025 Climate Curriculum Award Winners:Ìý

  • Winner: Dejun “Tonyâ€� Kong - MBAX 6530/6531: Negotiating and Conflict Management, which incorporated sustainability and environmental justice throughout multiple simulations.
  • Finalist: Meghan Van Portfliet - BADM 1260: First-Year Global Experience in UK/Ireland, which made sustainability a core topic. Likewise, all of the business visits on the trip were sustainability themed.

Below are some resources that may help you to integrate climate topics into your classes:

  • , reflecting contributions from faculty and staff at accredited institutions.
  • Ìýof sustainability and climate research publications and cases.
  • Ìýof business and sustainability case studies.

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