Emma Folmer

Dr. Emma Folmer is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Entrepreneurship at Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen. She leads research on social entrepreneurship's role in addressing grand challenges like climate change and inequality. Her work focuses on institutional conditions for sustainable ventures, community-based innovation, and entrepreneurship education. Folmer collaborates internationally, including with Nordic universities on curriculum development.

Her research projects include analyzing regional innovation ecosystems via social media, energy communities' impact strategies, and SDG-focused career programs for youth. She teaches MSc courses on sustainable organizations, performance measurement, and research methods at the MSc Sustainable Entrepreneurship program.

• Key Awards: Emerald Literati Award 2019
• Funding Sources: CREDS, British Academy/Leverhulme, Erasmus+

Her recent publications explore topics like community energy transitions, social enterprise legitimacy through storytelling, and multi-level governance impacts on sustainability initiatives.