Olivier Delbard is a Professor in the department of Economics, Law and Social Sciences on the ESCP Europe Paris Campus. Professor Delbard ( Biography on: escpeuro.pe/19BrShI) is in charge of projects and academic programs related to sustainable development and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). He also works on cultural management issues and has also long been interested in European affairs.
He holds a Doctorate degree from the University of Paris IV Sorbonne (1995); his dissertation concerned environmental philosophy and ethics in Anglo-Saxon culture. He obtained his HDR (French qualification for PhD supervision) in economics in 2010.
Originally his research and teaching focused on U.S. society and culture, with a special interest in business ethics and environmental policy issues (he wrote a book on this topic in 2006). He has also published a Dictionary of the Environment and Sustainable Development (French-English bilingual version).
He has been working on CSR regulation issues within the European Union, pursuing a comparative and cross-cultural approach. He has also been investigating fair-trade issues and poverty eradication in Sub-Saharan Africa. This has led to field missions and publications.
His general area of expertise concerns the strategic and macro-economic issues of sustainable development and CSR, and the new multi-stakeholder modes of governance. One of his current interests is on corporate responses to sustainability issues and regulation, and the respective roles of companies, public authorities and civil society in the implementation of new economic models. His latest book (published in 2009) deals with the issue of responsible business today and investigates the future social involvement of companies in our societies. He is currently working on the relation between social dialogue and CSR policies in mutlinational companies.
Dr. Delbard is the co-director of a Master 2 major entitled ;Management, societal innovation and sustainability. He is also the scientific director of an executive education program entitled "Managing Responsibility on a Daily Basis" (in French). He is a member of various academic networks (EABIS, ADERSE), professional juries and bodies.