Prof. Ioannou will be speaking at #2015GLS

I am thrilled to be speaking at @LBS's flagship event #2015GLS, the Global Leadership Summit, on how big business can solve world's biggest problems. Join us for what I am sure will ...
May 13, 2015

New Report RELEASED: Integrating ESG in Private Equity

ADVEQ Applied Research Series: ESG moving out of the Compliance Room and into the Heart of the Investment Process Executive Summary: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns are incr...
February 23, 2015

Prof Ioannou speaks at European Commission about CSR and Innovation

This week, I was an invited panelist at the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility organized by the European Commission in Brussels (http://www.csrmsf.eu/). Our panel discusse...
February 5, 2015

Prof Ioannou's comments featured on Education Post

Read the full report here: http://issuu.com/educationpost/docs/inside_mba_page/0 ...
January 30, 2015

The Impact of Responsible and Sustainable Investing

Here's a couple of pictures from my recent participation at a conference organized by HKUST on the Impact of Responsible and Sustainable Investing. We have had some brilliant discussions! ...
November 21, 2014

Hooking up with a charity. Latest piece in The Times (Raconteur)

Why is it that engaging with charities has always been such a challenge for corporations? First and foremost, charities are quite a distinct stakeholder and one that corporations have the least experi...
October 24, 2014

My latest interview (vid) with Prof. Karl Moore in the Globe and Mail

Check out my latest interview (video) with Prof Karl Moore (@profkjmoore) posted in The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) <iframe width='480' height='375' frameborder='0' sc...
June 18, 2014

The Sustainability Agenda: Interview in BSR

You can read my latest interview about the Sustainability Agenda in the latest issue of the Business Strategy Review here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1373254/busr1047.pdf ...
June 3, 2014

Podcast with Guardian's Jo Confino: Are business schools failing to teach sustainability?

Are business schools equipping the leaders of tomorrow with the skills they'll need to face a number of urgent global challenges? From climate change and resource scarcity to inequality, the bu...
May 20, 2014

Pretty Green! My new article in Business Strategy Review (BSR)

Greenwash has become a byword for the worst kind of sustainability strategy – all talk and no action. But have we thrown the baby out with the green bathwater? There may be some commercial value...
February 28, 2014

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.