Business-Ethics.com: Sustainable Companies Significantly Outperform

A new study by researchers at Harvard Business School and London Business School concludes that companies which have voluntarily embraced a sustainable business culture over many years “signific...
November 14, 2011

The Impact of a Corporate Culture of Sustainability on Corporate Behavior and Performance

This year the theme for the annual conference of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is "The Consequences of Culture." Professors Robert Eccles and George Serafeim of the Harvard...
November 4, 2011

The Rise and Consequences of Corporate Sustainability Reporting

Our new article is now available at The European Business Review; it is titled: The Rise and Consequences of Corporate Sustainability Reporting. In the last two decades a growing number of companie...
September 22, 2011

Sustainability reporting paper featured at business-ethics.com

Our paper with G.Serafeim, on Corporate Sustainability Reporting, featured on business-ethics.com: "Study: Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Improves Behavior", by Michael Connor. Full stor...
September 19, 2011

CSR Reduces Costs. CSRWire quotes our work!

"CSR Reduces Costs", by Joe Sibilia at CSRWire, on September 14th, 2011. Available here: http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/146-csr-reduces-costs ...
September 15, 2011

Paper on CSR and Access to Finance on BNET (CBS)

"Why Socially Responsible Companies Can Raise Money on the Cheap”, BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network, by Kimberly Weisul, August 19th, 2011. Available here. ...
August 19, 2011

Paper on CSR and Access to Finance in International Treasurer

"Treasury Management: Nice Corporations Get Better Access to Funding", International Treasurer, August 15th, 2011. Available here (with registration). ...
August 18, 2011

strategy+business: How Mandatory Reporting on Sustainability Pays Off

http://www.strategy-business.com/article/re00153?pg=all ...
August 3, 2011

FT: Sustainability Reporting paper quoted ... again!

“Measurement: Tracking social impact catches up with resource issues”, by Rod Newing, Financial Times, June 22nd, 2011.  Full ($) article available here ...
June 22, 2011

FT: Sustainability reporting paper quoted

Our paper with G.Serafeim on sustainability reporting as well as our work on CSR and analysts' recommendations is quoted today in an article by M. Skapinker of the Financial Times (FT) titled &quo...
May 26, 2011

Biography

Professor Ioannou is a leading expert in sustainability leadership and corporate responsibility whose award-winning academic research provides valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities organizations face when developing sustainable business models. An Associate Professor at London Business School, his work focuses on strategic ESG integration and its implications for businesses and investors. He actively engages with leading companies, boards, and executives as a sought-after speaker, advisor, and author. Deeply involved with practice, he serves on advisory boards including the Sustainability Advisory Panel of Merck KGaA and the ESG Advisory Board of DWS Group. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Expert Network. Building on his experience advising organizations, he is interested in contributing further as a Non-Executive Director. His research is published in top journals, he is among the most cited scholars in his field, and he teaches popular courses on sustainability leadership and responsible business.

Upcoming Events

February 20, 2024

Prof. Ioannou will deliver a talk at the Family Office Conference at LBS

March 13, 2024

Prof. Ioannou will be delivering a keynote at CBS Center for Leadership Thinktank in Copenhagen.

March 14, 2024

Prof Ioannou will be keynoting ENGAGE.EU Think Tank 2024 in Bergen, Norway.