Mark Ørberg

Mark Ørberg is an Assistant Professor at Copenhagen Business School, affiliated with the CBS LAW School and the Department of Business Humanities and Law. His research focuses on legal frameworks governing philanthropy, nonprofit governance, and ESG compliance, with particular attention to sustainable development goals. He collaborates internationally on projects analyzing corporate governance, foundation taxation, and the economic drivers behind nonprofit ownership structures.

Recent work includes studies on ESG limitations in nonprofit control assessment, Danish legal environments for philanthropy, and long-termism in philanthropic enterprise foundations. His publications span peer-reviewed articles, policy reports, and media commentary on tax reforms affecting foundations and public policy debates around wealth redistribution.

Key contributions include the 2024 Denmark: Legal Environment for Philanthropy in Europe report, co-authored with Troels Michael Lilja and Søren Friis Hansen, which examines fiscal policies and regulatory landscapes for philanthropy. Ørberg has also engaged with media outlets like Fundats.dk to discuss tax implications for major American foundations and the ethical dimensions of foundation governance.

His advisory work includes supervising three research projects (details unspecified) and contributing to legal education through publications like Kompendium i forvaltningsret. Ørberg’s research integrates legal analysis with socio-economic policy, emphasizing the intersection of institutional frameworks and philanthropic impact.