Interview with CSRnews.gr (in Greek) now available online

I recently gave an interview to a new Greek publication CSRnews.gr. How critical and indeed relevant to be discussing Social Responsibility and Sustainability within the context of the Greek crisis. T...
June 25, 2012

Bloomberg: Saints Beat Sinners for Sustainable Investing

For most investors, "sustainability" isn't about doing the right thing. The conversation has evolved. It's about doing the smart thing. This demands an answer to the fundamental ques...
February 17, 2012

Ethical Corporation: Is there an optimal degree of Sustainability?

In a recent paper – The Impact of a Corporate Culture of Sustainability on Corporate Behaviour and Performance – we reported on a study of a matched sample, two virtually identic...
February 5, 2012

Prof. Ioannou quoted in FT's 'Value Judgement'

Recent announcements by several large fund managers that they were cutting back their socially responsible investment teams sent shockwaves through the ethical investing world. Investors are starting ...
January 29, 2012

Prof. Ioannou in Guardian's Top Thought Leaders

Guardian Sustainable Business includes Prof. Ioannou in its Top Thought Leaders list. You can follow Prof. Ioannou as well as the other thought leaders via this Twitter list. ...
January 27, 2012

The Davos Agenda: Sustainable Organizations

Professor Ioannis Ioannou’s research looks at sustainability and corporate social responsibility. He calls on Davos attendees to lift sustainability up the political and corporate agendas. &ldqu...
January 24, 2012

Strategy+Business: The Dollar Payoff from CSR and Sustainability

As the number of companies implementing sustainability and other corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies has grown, an increasingly important question is how embracing these policies affects fi...
January 13, 2012

Opinion Piece in the Guardian: Is sustainability now the key to corporate success?

The broader societal concern about sustainability has grown from almost nothing in the early 1990s to a dominant theme today. Meanwhile, leaders of major corporations worldwide are increasingly facing...
January 6, 2012

Al Gore quotes our work on Sustainability Culture on Bloomberg and WSJ!

Relevant links here (Bloomberg) and here (WSJ). ...
December 14, 2011

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

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.