Sustainable business

The Sustainable business theme encompasses studies that investigate how existing firms and industries, as well as new enterprises can contribute to improved social and environmental conditions. Stricter government regulation and pressure from stakeholders, including customers, shareholders, employees, activists and local communities, require firms to increasingly focus on their sustainability performance. For new enterprises, sustainability challenges can be a source of opportunities to create positive impact with innovative products and services. For law makers, Corporate Environmental Law, Sustainable Due Diligence and CSRD are interesting topics, as well as questions around ecological damage and environmental responsibilities for existing firms or when companies close. 

How businesses can adapt, and how quickly, in such complex multi-stakeholder environments, is a rich source of strategy, entrepreneurship and policy related research questions. This theme also encompasses research questions related to issue of sustainable finance and sustainable accounting,  sustainable supply chains and consumer preferences. Studies of changes at the local and system level are needed, as society transitions to a more circular economy and to more climate friendly sources of energy. This theme welcomes an interdisciplinary research approach. 

Related SDGs

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
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New features on the Community Platform

We continuously update the community platform to better serve your research needs and support ENGAGE.EU’s goals. In the past year we ran several focus groups, and listened to your ideas that could make the platform more useful. We have just executed a bigger round of updates. We’d like to share these updates with you, so you can make the most of them.

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Advancing Sustainable Solutions: Insights from the ENGAGE.EU Think Tank 2024

The ENGAGE.EU Think Tank serves as an annual event dedicated to fostering collaborative research among the nine ENGAGE.EU partners and propelling academic inquiry forward on pressing global challenges. The third installment was held from 11 – 15 March in Bergen, Norway. NHH Norwegian School of Economics hosted the event, drawing nearly 30 researchers from various disciplines to explore the intricacies of “Leading the green transition: Advancing research for sustainable value creation.”

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