Samuel Tang

Dr. Samuel Tang is a Lecturer in Business and Sustainable Development at the Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources of University College London. His interdisciplinary research bridges environmental sustainability, organizational behavior, and climate policy through international collaborations.

Dr. Tang holds a PhD in Geography from King’s College London, an MSc in Sustainable Development, and a BSc in Geography from the University of Exeter. He has held academic roles including Research Fellow at Imperial College Business School and Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen Mary University of London.

• Current Lecturer at UCL (2021–present)
• Research Fellow at Imperial College London (2020–2021)
• Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen Mary University of London (2016–2020)
• Climate Policy Researcher at Environmental Defense Fund Europe (2016)

His research focuses on:

• Business responses to climate change regulation
• Transparency mechanisms in sustainability reporting
• Symbolic environmentalism in corporate legitimacy maintenance

Dr. Tang’s work has been published in journals like PNAS and Journal of Business Research, with notable findings on organizational hypocrisy and climate adaptation frameworks.

Scientific awards include:

• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2024)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2018)

As educator, he:

• Leads the MSc Business and Sustainability program
• Teaches modules on sustainability principles and capstone projects
• Supervises PhD students researching energy transition, climate finance, and socially responsible investment