Research on sustainability and corporate responsibility encompasses people, planet and profit, i.e. environmental, social as well as economic aspects, and their governance. Investigated themes include:

• Corporate governance;
• Companies and climate/energy (innovation, emission trading);
• Consumers and sustainability/CSR;
• Commercial bank environmental and social risk management (Equator Principles)
• Corporate social responsibility and sustainability by multinationals;
• Partnerships for development;
• Green innovation and product development
• Sustainable/social entrepreneurship;
• Ethical leadership;
• Stakeholder management
• CSR communication, branding and advertising;
• Sustainability reporting and assurance;
• NGO accountability;
• Corporate governance in emerging economies;
• Insider trading;
• The role of shareholders and investors in sustainability/CSR

Most sections have researchers with an interest in on of the topics above but three give CSR more structural attention.