Priyanka Pandey is a sustainability strategist and climate educator with over a decade of experience across the UAE and Canada. She has led sustainability integration for 35+ facilities, developed GHG inventories, ESG KPIs, and SBTi-aligned tracking, and introduced eco-initiatives including water-efficient landscaping and DubaiCan campaigns. She supported sustainability assessments and carbon accounting projects in Canada, research grants (~$1.64M at Concordia University), and curriculum development for graduate, schools and early-years education (Blossom Nurseries). Passionate about climate literacy, she designs SDG-aligned curricula and workshops for schools, nurseries, and educators, including GESS Dubai. She has trained 650+ professionals and 400+ educators in sustainability, led CSR efforts, and organized community campaigns on mangrove restoration and waste reduction. Through stakeholder engagement and education, she empowers institutions and learners to lead meaningful and impactful climate action.
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Teaching Sustainability Through ESG: Empowering Teachers and Students for Local and Global Impact
Session Summary:
This workshop equips educators with the tools to translate key sustainability concepts—such as school-specific ESG insights, LCA, planetary boundaries, and the circular economy into practical, student-led projects. These projects support the integration of sustainability into school culture while aligning with responsible consumption and nature-based solutions.
Participants will explore how to foster student agency, connect global sustainability goals to local action, and move beyond conventional instructional approaches through experiential and interdisciplinary learning. Drawing from experience across Concordia, McGill, Blossom Nursery, and UAE schools, and grounded in insights from UNESCO ESD-Net 2030, this workshop offers tested, impactful global sustainable education practices to help educators meaningfully transform their teaching and school communities.
