Céline Louche is a New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the University of Waikato, specialising in interactions between business and society, covering topics such as corporate responsibility, sustainable development, and responsible finance.

Céline Louche
Academic background
Alma materErasmus University Rotterdam, Aix-Marseille University
Thesis
  • Ethical investment : processes and mechanisms of institutionalisation in the Netherlands, 1990–2002 (2004)
Doctoral advisorRoxanne Powell
Academic work
InstitutionsErasmus University Rotterdam, University of Waikato

Academic career

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Louche completed a PhD titled Ethical investment: processes and mechanisms of institutionalisation in the Netherlands, 1990–2002 at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.[1] Louche worked at Triodos Bank in The Netherlands, as a sustainability advisor, before entering academia.[2][3] Louche was assistant professor of corporate responsibility at the Vlerick Business School in Belgium, and associate professor at the Audencia Nantes School of Management in France.[4]

Louche joined the faculty of the School of Management and Marketing Operations at University of Waikato, rising to full professor.[5] Louche researches topics like corporate responsibility, sustainable development, and responsible finance.[5][2] Louche co-authored a book on dilemmas in responsible financing, which was published by Routledge in 2011 and reissued as an ebook in 2017.[5][6]

Louche is on the editorial boards of a number of journals, including Business & Society, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, M@n@gement and Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, Organization & Environment.[2][5] Louche was the jury chairwoman for the Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable (Sustainable Investment Forum) PIR Awards in 2023.[7] Louche has had visiting fellowships at Stanford University and University of California Berkeley.[5]

Selected works

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  • Nigel Roome; Céline Louche (27 July 2015). "Journeying Toward Business Models for Sustainability". Organization & Environment. 29 (1): 11–35. doi:10.1177/1086026615595084. ISSN 1086-0266. Wikidata Q60723728.
  • Céline Louche; Daniel Arenas; Katinka C. van Cranenburgh (5 January 2012). "From Preaching to Investing: Attitudes of Religious Organisations Towards Responsible Investment". Journal of Business Ethics. 110 (3): 301–320. doi:10.1007/S10551-011-1155-8. ISSN 0167-4544. Wikidata Q60723745.
  • Celine Louche; Timo Busch; Patricia Crifo; Alfred Marcus (12 February 2019). "Financial Markets and the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: Challenging the Dominant Logics". Organization & Environment. 32 (1): 3–17. doi:10.1177/1086026619831516. ISSN 1086-0266. Wikidata Q126282653.
  • Marc Orlitzky; Céline Louche; Jean-Pascal Gond; Wendy Chapple (22 August 2015). "Unpacking the Drivers of Corporate Social Performance: A Multilevel, Multistakeholder, and Multimethod Analysis". Journal of Business Ethics. 144 (1): 21–40. doi:10.1007/S10551-015-2822-Y. ISSN 0167-4544. Wikidata Q58170436.
  • Lutgart Van den Berghe; Céline Louche (July 2005). "The Link Between Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility in Insurance". Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice. 30 (3): 425–442. doi:10.1057/PALGRAVE.GPP.2510034. ISSN 1018-5895. Wikidata Q60723763.
  • Samuel O. Idowu; Céline Louche, eds. (2011), Theory and Practice of Corporate Social Responsibility, Springer Nature, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-16461-3, Wikidata Q60723755
  • Jennifer Goodman; Céline Louche; Katinka C. van Cranenburgh; Daniel Arenas (8 October 2013). "Social Shareholder Engagement: The Dynamics of Voice and Exit". Journal of Business Ethics. 125 (2): 193–210. doi:10.1007/S10551-013-1890-0. ISSN 0167-4544. Wikidata Q60723739.

References

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  1. ^ Louche, Céline (2004). Ethical investment: processes and mechanisms of institutionalisation in the Netherlands, 1990–2002 (PhD thesis). Erasmus University of Rotterdam.
  2. ^ a b c "Céline Louche". The Conversation. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Céline Louche, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School". Financial Times. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ "CV Home – Archive ouverte HAL". cv.hal.science. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e University of Waikato. "Academic profile: Professor Céline Louche". profiles.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Dilemmas in Responsible Investment". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ FIR Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable (10 November 2023). FIR PRI Awards – Complete ceremony 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024 – via YouTube.
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