Laura Albareda

Laura Albareda is a Full Professor of Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship at LUT Business School, LUT University, Finland. She previously served as Assistant Professor at Deusto Business School (2011–2017) and remains a Visiting Professor there. Her research lies at the intersection of sustainable business, circular economy, and institutional governance, with a focus on collective action and polycentric systems.

Her research interests include sustainable business models, corporate social responsibility (CSR), commons organizing (commoning), traceability, and sustainability-oriented innovation. She explores how businesses can regenerate natural ecosystems, particularly through collective stakeholder initiatives in sectors like mining, bioeconomy, and electric mobility. Her work integrates institutional theory and dynamic capabilities to analyze systemic change toward sustainability.

The most recent articles reflect a strong trend in studying sustainability transitions through governance, innovation, and stakeholder networks. Key themes include circular economy as collective action, traceability in supply chains, democratic quality in multi-stakeholder governance, and dynamic capabilities for sustainability innovation. Her research spans disciplines such as business ethics, industrial marketing, technological forecasting, and cleaner production, highlighting interdisciplinary engagement.

• Dexter Award Best International Paper (2019)
• Best Business Ethics Paper (2019) at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting
• Distinguished Winner of Responsible Research in Management Award (2023)

Laura leads the Academy of Finland-funded project ‘Action4Commons’ (2022–2025) on business and biodiversity in circular economy systems. She is also a principal researcher in EU Horizon Europe projects RELIEF and REINFORCE on sustainable mobility and circular battery models, and PRIMED on bioeconomy living labs. She advises and collaborates with multiple research teams and platforms, including SCI-MAT at LUT University, where she leads research on sustainable and circular business models and value chains.

She is actively involved in academic service, including peer reviewing for journals such as Journal of Business Ethics and Humanistic Management Journal. Her work combines theoretical rigor with practical impact, aiming to transform business toward planetary and social well-being.