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Jonatan Pinkse

Professor Jonatan Pinkse

Research Director, Centre for Sustainable Business

  • Professor of Sustainable Business

Research interests

  • Environment
  • Business

Biography

Jonatan Pinkse is Professor of Sustainable Business and the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Business at King's Business School.

His passion is sustainability, strategy, and innovation. He is a regular speaker on topics related to strategy and innovation for net-zero and sustainability, business model innovation for disruption, the green transition, cross-sector partnerships, and digital platforms.

In his research, Jonatan analyses how firms make strategic decisions to create a sustainable economy and deal with tensions between issues and actors. He investigates opportunities and barriers for firms to adopt disruptive and sustainable technologies from cognitive, organizational, and institutional perspectives.

Jonatan has authored more than 60 scholarly and practitioner articles in journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Research Policy, Journal of International Business Studies, Organization Studies, California Management Review, Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

In 2020, he was included in the prestigious Highly Cited Researcher list, and in 2023, in the Stanford University list of the top 2 per cent of the world's scientists. Before moving to London, he held positions at the University of Manchester, Universiteit van Amsterdam, and Grenoble Ecole de Management.

He is deputy editor for the journal Organization & Environment and has edited numerous special issues. He is theme lead of Social, environmental & technological transitions of the ESRC-funded The Productivity Institute.

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Research

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Centre for Sustainable Business

Business, society and environment in the pursuit of a sustainable future

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Climate & sustainability researchers at King’s

King's researchers working across climate and sustainability

News

AI and Sustainability: Capturing the conversation at the ESCP STARbowl in Berlin

Asma Othman reflects on the critical conversation around AI and sustainability, as discussed at a recent event by the ESCP Business School in Berlin. Drawing...

Three attendees discuss together at the event.

COMMENT: Accelerating to Net Zero: Insights from Professor Jonatan Pinkse and Professor Laura J. Spence

In this article, Professor Jonatan Pinkse and Professor Laura J. Spence share their three insights on how businesses can transition to Net Zero, as presented...

The CSB and TPI Panel Event with Jonatan Pinkse and Laura J Spence

Event summary: Realising productivity and sustainability: How can we achieve the Future Homes Standard and futureproof house building?

In this in-depth summary, we review the key takeaways from last month’s roundtable, where experts and industry representatives discussed the future of house...

TPI CSB Event 1a

Event summary: Grant Development Workshop on Digital Sustainability

In this summary, we share the main challenges and insights discussed within our workshop on digital sustainability.

AI sustainability

COMMENT: Zero Emissions Day: How businesses can drive transformative change

Four experts offer their insights on how businesses can work towards a low carbon future, in recognition of Zero Emissions Day.

Climate and emissions

A climate finance policy playbook for the new UK government

A higher Capital Gains Tax rate for heavy carbon emitters and streamlined listings rules for green companies are just two of the urgent policy recommendations...

solar panels in a field

King's Business School launches new Centre for Sustainable Business

Leading voices on sustainable business give their views

Five speakers sit in front of an audience at the launch of the Centre for Sustainable Business

Research Director appointed for King's Business School's new Centre for Sustainable Business

Centre will provide businesses with practical solutions to transition to more sustainable practices

JonatanPinkse

Events

03Apr

Seed Fund Proposal Development Workshop

This Proposal Development Workshop is being held to provide further details about our seed fund scheme and to answer any questions colleagues may have.

06Feb

Sustainable Synergies: The Material Dimension of the Transition to Net Zero

“Sustainable Synergies” is a workshop series hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Business at King’s Business School. This series is designed to harness and...

Please note: this event has passed.

31Jan

London and the South: Becoming Sustainable and Productive Places?

In-person workshop delivered by King's Business School

Please note: this event has passed.

20Mar

Call for Papers - Paper and Idea Development Workshop

Join us for the second Centre for Sustainable Business Paper and Idea Development Workshop

28Nov

A Joint STARbowl Event: 'Digitalisation for Sustainability' (Berlin, Germany)

A joint event by ESCP Business School Berlin and the Centre for Sustainable Business to shed light on the intended and unintended consequences of...

Please note: this event has passed.

11Nov

Accelerating to Net Zero: Engaging Communities & Business Workshop

Join our workshop to explore how to better support communities and businesses in their transition to net zero.

Please note: this event has passed.

19Sep

Sustainable Synergies: Uniting King's Expertise for Impactful Grant Ventures: Digital Sustainability

“Sustainable Synergies” is a workshop series hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Business at King’s Business School. This series is designed to harness and...

Please note: this event has passed.

14Jun

GRONEN Reading Group

Join the next meeting of the GRONEN Reading Group (GROReG) to discuss sustainability-related papers at the ‘revise & resubmit’ stage.

Please note: this event has passed.

22May

Sustainability opportunities and challenges of AI

An insightful panel discussion on the connections between sustainability and artificial intelligence.

Please note: this event has passed.

21Mar

Centre for Sustainable Business Launch

Join us for the launch of our new Centre and find out about our strategic vision, upcoming projects and meet key meet key staff members.

Please note: this event has passed.

The publication feed is not currently available.

Research

The csb website thumbnail
Centre for Sustainable Business

Business, society and environment in the pursuit of a sustainable future

Solar panel at sunset thumbnail
Climate & sustainability researchers at King’s

King's researchers working across climate and sustainability

News

AI and Sustainability: Capturing the conversation at the ESCP STARbowl in Berlin

Asma Othman reflects on the critical conversation around AI and sustainability, as discussed at a recent event by the ESCP Business School in Berlin. Drawing...

Three attendees discuss together at the event.

COMMENT: Accelerating to Net Zero: Insights from Professor Jonatan Pinkse and Professor Laura J. Spence

In this article, Professor Jonatan Pinkse and Professor Laura J. Spence share their three insights on how businesses can transition to Net Zero, as presented...

The CSB and TPI Panel Event with Jonatan Pinkse and Laura J Spence

Event summary: Realising productivity and sustainability: How can we achieve the Future Homes Standard and futureproof house building?

In this in-depth summary, we review the key takeaways from last month’s roundtable, where experts and industry representatives discussed the future of house...

TPI CSB Event 1a

Event summary: Grant Development Workshop on Digital Sustainability

In this summary, we share the main challenges and insights discussed within our workshop on digital sustainability.

AI sustainability

COMMENT: Zero Emissions Day: How businesses can drive transformative change

Four experts offer their insights on how businesses can work towards a low carbon future, in recognition of Zero Emissions Day.

Climate and emissions

A climate finance policy playbook for the new UK government

A higher Capital Gains Tax rate for heavy carbon emitters and streamlined listings rules for green companies are just two of the urgent policy recommendations...

solar panels in a field

King's Business School launches new Centre for Sustainable Business

Leading voices on sustainable business give their views

Five speakers sit in front of an audience at the launch of the Centre for Sustainable Business

Research Director appointed for King's Business School's new Centre for Sustainable Business

Centre will provide businesses with practical solutions to transition to more sustainable practices

JonatanPinkse

Events

03Apr

Seed Fund Proposal Development Workshop

This Proposal Development Workshop is being held to provide further details about our seed fund scheme and to answer any questions colleagues may have.

06Feb

Sustainable Synergies: The Material Dimension of the Transition to Net Zero

“Sustainable Synergies” is a workshop series hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Business at King’s Business School. This series is designed to harness and...

Please note: this event has passed.

31Jan

London and the South: Becoming Sustainable and Productive Places?

In-person workshop delivered by King's Business School

Please note: this event has passed.

20Mar

Call for Papers - Paper and Idea Development Workshop

Join us for the second Centre for Sustainable Business Paper and Idea Development Workshop

28Nov

A Joint STARbowl Event: 'Digitalisation for Sustainability' (Berlin, Germany)

A joint event by ESCP Business School Berlin and the Centre for Sustainable Business to shed light on the intended and unintended consequences of...

Please note: this event has passed.

11Nov

Accelerating to Net Zero: Engaging Communities & Business Workshop

Join our workshop to explore how to better support communities and businesses in their transition to net zero.

Please note: this event has passed.

19Sep

Sustainable Synergies: Uniting King's Expertise for Impactful Grant Ventures: Digital Sustainability

“Sustainable Synergies” is a workshop series hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Business at King’s Business School. This series is designed to harness and...

Please note: this event has passed.

14Jun

GRONEN Reading Group

Join the next meeting of the GRONEN Reading Group (GROReG) to discuss sustainability-related papers at the ‘revise & resubmit’ stage.

Please note: this event has passed.

22May

Sustainability opportunities and challenges of AI

An insightful panel discussion on the connections between sustainability and artificial intelligence.

Please note: this event has passed.

21Mar

Centre for Sustainable Business Launch

Join us for the launch of our new Centre and find out about our strategic vision, upcoming projects and meet key meet key staff members.

Please note: this event has passed.