Tobias Hahn

Tobias Hahn is a Professor at ESADE Business School specializing in corporate sustainability and organizational theory. He currently serves as President of GRONEN (Group for Research on Organizations and the Natural Environment), a leading academic organization in sustainability research.

His research focuses on the intersection of sustainability management and organizational paradoxes, examining how businesses navigate competing demands between economic performance and environmental responsibility. Hahn's work explores cognitive frames in sustainability, particularly the tension between business case approaches and more normative perspectives on corporate sustainability.

Hahn's scholarly contributions demonstrate a focus on practical applications of sustainability theory for managerial practice, with particular attention to how organizations can implement robust action strategies in complex sustainability challenges. His research often addresses the knowledge-practice gap in sustainability implementation.

As a prominent voice in sustainability scholarship, Hahn advocates for moving beyond theoretical debates to focus on workable solutions and small-scale interventions that can collectively drive meaningful change in organizational practices.