Professor Jem
Business, Law, Policing and Social Science
University of Cumbria
United Kingdom
Biography
Jem Bendell is a Professor of Sustainability Leadership and Founder of the Institute for Leadership and Sustainability (www.iflas.info) at the University of Cumbria in the UK, which co-delivers a sustainability-themed MBA programme with over 2000 students online from around 100 countries, with the Department of BLPSS and the Robert Kennedy College. Jem provides strategy, leadership and communications support for chief executives in business, politics and civil society. Previously with the United Nations, he has since served on the boards of international investment funds and small charities.
Research Interest
Corporate social responsibility, social enterprise, social innovation, stakeholder dialogue and collaboration, responsible investment, mission-based investing; particularly related to market transformation for sustainable development.
