Jutta Knopf

Jutta Knopf is a Professor at the Faculty of Sustainable Business, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany. Her work focuses on Sustainability Management, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Environmental Economics. She leads the Master's program in Sustainable Business Administration and researches decision-making factors for sustainable reinvestments in energy efficiency, circular economy development, and corporate environmental strategies.

• Education: Diplom in Environmental Sciences (University of Lüneburg), Business Administration (Berufsakademie Villingen-Schwenningen), and PhD in Political Economics (Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg)
• Research Areas: Sustainability Management, Circular Economy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Supply Chains, Environmental Policy Integration, and Decision-Making in Green Investments

Her projects include ENRI (2022–2024) analyzing reinvestment decisions for energy efficiency gains and zirkulierBAR (2021–2024) creating regional circular economy labs. Her publications span topics like big data applications in environmental management, CSR in SMEs, and policy-driven sustainability transitions, with affiliations to institutions like the German Environment Agency and EU sustainability bodies.

She has collaborated on studies involving multinational corporations (e.g., Volkswagen AG), comparative CSR analyses (Germany/India), and frameworks for sustainability reporting. Her methodological expertise includes qualitative content analysis, expert interviews, and mixed-method assessments involving data analytics professionals.