Professor Jonatan Pinkse
Research Director, Centre for Sustainable Business
- Professor of Sustainable Business
Research interests
- Environment
- Business
Contact details
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.
Research
Centre for Sustainable Business
Business, society and environment in the pursuit of a sustainable future
News
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...
King's Business School launches new Centre for Sustainable Business
Leading voices on sustainable business give their views
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
Events
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...
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.
Sustainability opportunities and challenges of AI
An insightful panel discussion on the connections between sustainability and artificial intelligence.
Please note: this event has passed.
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.
Climate Finance Workshop - 8 February 2024
In-person workshop on Climate Finance - open to all.
Please note: this event has passed.
Education for Sustainability: College-wide Challenges
This introductory session will serve as a platform to address broad questions regarding teaching, evaluation, and challenges in sustainability education.
Please note: this event has passed.
Sustainable Synergies: Uniting King’s expertise for impactful grant ventures
“Sustainable Synergies” is a workshop series designed to harness and unite the diverse expertise within King’s College London, fostering a collaborative...
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
Centre for Sustainable Business
Business, society and environment in the pursuit of a sustainable future
News
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...
King's Business School launches new Centre for Sustainable Business
Leading voices on sustainable business give their views
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
Events
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...
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.
Sustainability opportunities and challenges of AI
An insightful panel discussion on the connections between sustainability and artificial intelligence.
Please note: this event has passed.
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.
Climate Finance Workshop - 8 February 2024
In-person workshop on Climate Finance - open to all.
Please note: this event has passed.
Education for Sustainability: College-wide Challenges
This introductory session will serve as a platform to address broad questions regarding teaching, evaluation, and challenges in sustainability education.
Please note: this event has passed.
Sustainable Synergies: Uniting King’s expertise for impactful grant ventures
“Sustainable Synergies” is a workshop series designed to harness and unite the diverse expertise within King’s College London, fostering a collaborative...
Please note: this event has passed.