Bodo Steiner is Professor of Food Economics & Business Management, Head of the research group Management & Organizations For Sustainable Food Systems, Deputy director at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki, and Coordinator of
He earned his PhD from the
His recent research and teaching interests focus on mixed methods to address organizational sustainability, in particular social capital, social sustainability in food systems and value chains, and circular economy strategies. His work has been published by
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Dr. Cyrielle Gaglio is a researcher in Economics. Recently, she worked as a research engineer at the Transition Institute 1.5 (TTI.5), the multidisciplinary institute dedicated to environmental transition at the École des Mines Paris — PSL. Before joining the University of Helsinki, she was economist at the BPI, department of Evaluation, Research, and Strategic Planning. She earned a research fellow contract at the University of Johannesburg under the Chair in Transformative Innovation. Previously, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Sciences Po-OFCE, department of Innovation and Competition, a French research institute whose activities focus on economic research, forecasting and the evaluation of public policies. She received her PhD from the Université Côte d’Azur (France), in 2017.
She has teaching experience in microeconomics, statistics, growth models and core economics. Her main research interests include international economics/trade, environmental economics, digital economy, and industrial economics. Her work has been published in journals such as Industrial and Corporate Change, The World Economy, and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
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Visiting researcher at the University of Helsinki, department of Economics and Management.
Former affiliated researcher at Sciences Po-OFCE, department of Innovation and Competition.
Inna Makarenko, Dr. of Sci. (in Economics), University Lecturer at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki, MSCA4 Ukraine Fellow.
Inna holds a Ph.D. in Finance and a Doctor of Sciences degree in Accounting and Audit. She also earned a Master’s degree in Accounting and Audit as well as a Master’s degree in Secondary Education Pedagogy. She is a holder of the ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) and the ICMA certificate Introduction to Sustainable Bonds. Her research agenda encompasses greenwashing and SDG-washing detection in corporate reporting; sustainability disclosure practices under the CSRD, ESRS, and IFRS frameworks; responsible investment gaps in the agri-food sector; corporate digital responsibility; and ethical and governance challenges related to AI-washing under polycrisis conditions.
Dr. Stefano Ghinoi is a Associate Professor, Dipartimento di Comunicazione ed Economia, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia (
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Dr. Imbrogiano joined the Department of Economics and Management in summer of 2020, after finalizing his PhD thesis at the Sustainable Minerals Institute of the University of Queensland, Australia. His research interests lie in the sustainability performance in businesses, the governance of business sustainability (i.e. the practices of sustainability standard setters and sustainable supply chain managers, amongst others), and in social-cultural foundations of (un-)sustainable development. Before pursuing his research interests, Jean-Pierre worked for Intertek in Germany and for the German development cooperation (GIZ) in Mongolia.
Selected publications:
Imbrogiano, J.-P. (2020). Contingency in business sustainability research and in the sustainability service industry: A problematization and research agenda. Organization & Environment. doi: 10.1177/1086026619897532
Imbrogiano, J.-P. (2024). De-anthropocentrification now: A call for problematizing revisions of human-animal positions in social thought. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 20(1): 2366620.
Imbrogiano, J.-P., Steiner, B., Mori Junior, R., Sturman, K. (2023). What enables metals ‘being’ ‘responsible’? An exploratory study on the enabling of organizational identity claims through a new sustainability standard. Resources Policy, 103619.
Imbrogiano, J.-P. (2023). Understanding sustainability performance in business organizations: Implications for the sustainability service industry. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
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Selected publications:
Smed, S., Lombardini C., Lankoski L. (2022 - forthcoming). Who reacts to food taxes? How a multiple-selves model can help to explain the effects of food taxes, in A Modern Guide to Food Economics, edited by Roosen, J. and Hobbs J. E., Elgar Modern Guides.
Salmivaara, L., Lombardini, C., & Lankoski, L. (2021). Examining social norms among other motives for sustainable food choice: The promise of descriptive norms. Journal of Cleaner Production, 311 doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127508
Lombardini, C., & Lankoski, L. (2013). Forced choice restriction in promoting sustainable food consumption: Intended and unintended effects of the mandatory vegetarian day in Helsinki schools. Journal of Consumer Policy, 36(2), 159-178. doi:10.1007/s10603-013-9221-5
Helena Ponstein has a focus on the wine value chain and metrics-based sustainability. She holds a PhD on the avoidance of GHG emissions from global food value chains from the Faculty of Life Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Fredrik Salenius is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Economics and Management. He currently works on topics in food economics, business management, and agriculture. His previous research has focused on questions in fisheries economics, especially in the context of international fisheries, which he has tackled by econometric methods and bioeconomic modeling. He holds an Msc in environmental economics from the University of Helsinki. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Iceland in 2021.
Riccardo is Professor of Innovation Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he is also Head of Department – Marketing, International Business and Tourism. Riccardo is visiting scholar at the Centre for Business Network Analysis, University of Greenwich, London. Holder of a PhD from Universita’ Carlo Cattaneo (LIUC) in Italy, Riccardo moved to the UK in 2009, developing extensive leadership experience in both the private and public higher education sector. Riccardo employs Social Network Analysis, often in conjunction with other methodologies, to study organizations and innovation generation. He is regularly involved in the delivery of methodological training and international commissioned research, in collaboration with diverse stakeholders across different sectors.
Dr. Waichman is a behavioral economist who is using controlled experiments to study issues mainly related to environmental economics and sustainability as well as to public economics and industrial organization.
Brian Wink is Head of Psychology (School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences), Southampton Solent University. He is interested in how our perception of the world and our beliefs about it influence our behaviour. He holds both an undergraduate degree and a PhD in psychology from the University of Reading. He lectured at the University of Wolverhampton for over 10 years before taking up his current position as head of psychology at Southampton Solent University. He has developed and delivers a positive psychology based programme, emphasising the importance of our perceptions, which has been shown to increase psychological wellbeing in the workplace. He also provides consultancy on Q methodology, a factor analysis based technique for identifying common perspectives from participants, which can be effectively employed in evaluation.
Common research interests with the Food Economics and Business Management research group: ecological worldview, evolved psychological mechanisms (biases), dual process model, self-determination theory, automatic/implicit/explicit processing, cultural values, attitudes and subjectivity
Khalid Al Matrushi has a master degree from the University of Hull, UK, and joined the University of Helsinki in summer 2020 as a doctoral student at the Department of Economics and Management. In his research, he explores the vulnerabilities in supply chains, and how synergies in supply chain management practices be best measured and utilized, especially in electricity sectors, to enhance the supply chain resilience and sustainability. Previously to his doctoral study, Khalid has worked for the Majan Electricity Company (Oman) as a Head of Procurement
Ehsan Gale-Gafi is a doctoral candidate in the Doctoral Programme of Food Chain and Health at the University of Helsinki. His research focuses on optimizing closed-loop supply chains in the Finnish food industry, specifically targeting bread, chicken, and vegetable sectors. He is committed to enhancing the sustainability and efficiency of these supply chains through innovative modeling and optimization techniques. His work aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry by developing practical solutions that contribute to a more sustainable and resilient food system. Additionally, he is involved in entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives, fostering collaboration between researchers and early-stage entrepreneurs.
Hannele Suvanto is a researcher at the University of Helsinki's Ruralia Institute in Seinäjoki. Her research interests are in management of business relationships in food supply chains. Her current researches investigates trust and communication in business relationships, entrepreneurial orientation of farmers and short food supply chains in the rural areas. She aims to contribute toward a better understanding of managerial, economic and behavioural factors of actors in the food chains.
Kenza is completing a doctoral degree in the Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health, within the Dept. of Economics & Management (supervisor: Prof. Steiner). Her work focuses on the quality of sustainability reporting of agri-food and banking businesses in the Nordic Countries.
Narta Voca is completing a doctoral degree in the Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health, within the Dept. of Economics & Management (supervisor: Prof. Steiner). Her research interests focus on food quality and sustainability in agri-food value chains (food labeling and authentication practices in Balkan countries). Through her research, she intends to build bridges between academia and the food industry, to create further networks between agri-food chain actors, thereby contributing towards more sustainable food systems.
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Kateryna is a Master’s student in the Agricultural, Environmental and Resource Economics Program at the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry. Working as the research assistant at the MATS project, helping with finalization of case studies reports and publications. She is particularly interested in Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and Circular Economy.