Bobby Banerjee

Professor Bobby Banerjee is a distinguished academic and researcher in Sustainability at Bayes Business School (City, University of London). He previously served as Associate Dean of Research & Enterprise (2018–2022) and Director of the Executive PhD program (2013–2019). His research focuses on corporate social irresponsibility, decolonial resistance, and climate justice. He has authored/co-authored influential books and over 60 journal articles, including seminal critiques of the Anthropocene and colonial legacies in environmental governance.

Education:

• BSc, St Joseph's College, Bangalore, India
• MBA, University of Bombay, India
• PhD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA

Research Interests: Banerjee’s work challenges dominant paradigms in sustainability, emphasizing Indigenous knowledge systems and postcolonial critiques. Key themes include environmental racism, translocal resistance movements, and the intersection of capitalism and ecological crises.

Awards & Recognition:

• Human Relations Paper of the Year 2017 Award
• Former Senior Editor at Organization Studies (2007–2019)
• Associate Editor at Business & Society

Teaching: Leads modules on climate change economics and sustainability challenges in international business, incorporating site visits to clean energy projects in the Netherlands/Belgium.

Advisory Role: Cofounder of ETHOS: The Centre for Responsible Enterprise. Supervises 4 PhD candidates, focusing on topics like Indigenous sustainability collaborations and refugee entrepreneurship.