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An­dreas Ras­che

Professor

Emner
Bestyrelse Bæredygtighed Grøn omstilling Klima ESG Verdensmål

Primary research areas

Sustain­ability/ESG Reg­u­la­tion
Im­ple­ment­a­tion of EU sustain­ability reg­u­la­tions with a fo­cus on re­port­ing and due di­li­gence. Reg­u­la­tion un­der the EU Green Deal and sustain­ability-re­lated reg­u­la­tions in the U.S. and China.
Cor­por­ate Sustain­ability and Boards
In­teg­ra­tion of sustain­ability dis­cus­sions in the board­room. How can boards an­chor ESG and sustain­ability dis­cus­sions in their de­cision-mak­ing? How to change gov­ernance struc­tures, com­pet­en­cies, and mind­sets?
Vol­un­tary Sustain­ability Stand­ards
Role of dif­fer­ent types of vol­un­tary stand­ards (e.g., cer­ti­fic­a­tions and prin­ciples) with a fo­cus on the UN Glob­al Com­pact and the Sus­tain­able De­vel­op­ment Goals (SDGs).
Di­lem­mas and Para­doxes in Sustain­ability
How can or­gan­iz­a­tions bet­ter re­spond to di­lem­mas and para­doxes that oc­cur in the con­text of their sustain­ability work? For in­stance, the di­lemma between mak­ing a profit and cre­at­ing a pos­it­ive im­pact on sustain­ability chal­lenges?
Gre­en­wash­ing and Green­hush­ing
Why do firms gre­en­wash? How can com­pan­ies avoid stum­bling into gre­en­wash­ing? How do we reg­u­lat­ory changes sup­port green­hush­ing among com­pan­ies?

I fo­cus on how sustain­ability trans­forms or­gan­iz­a­tions

I am Professor of Business in Society at the CBS Centre for Sustainability and Associate Dean of the CBS Full-Time MBA Program. My research examines how regulation and corporate governance can facilitate sustainability transformation in organizations. I have published over 60 peer-reviewed articles in leading international journals and have authored or edited eight books with academic publishers such as Stanford University Press and Cambridge University Press. 

My work is driven by a strong commitment to advancing sustainability through impactful research, teaching, and engagement. I am frequently cited in Danish and international media, including the Financial Times, CNN, and Bloomberg. I have collaborated with numerous companies on sustainability strategies and worked with the United Nations Global Compact. I currently serve on several advisory boards, including Novo Nordisk’s Sustainability Advisory Council. 

I am also an experienced and award-winning educator, having led several executive education programs focused on sustainability transformation. 

Recent research projects

"The EU Green Deal Reg­u­la­tions”

Study­ing the ef­fects of re­cent reg­u­la­tions such as CSRD and CSDDD, es­pe­cially in the con­text of the on­go­ing sim­pli­fic­a­tion agenda.

“Sustain­ability in the Board­room”

Re­search­ing how boards in­teg­rate sustain­ability in terms of gov­ernance struc­tures, com­pet­en­cies, and mind­sets.

Links

My Linked­In Pro­file
I fre­quently post on Linked­In about sustain­ability reg­u­la­tions and the latest re­search on sustain­ability mat­ters.
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My Per­son­al Homepage
This page con­tains more in­form­a­tion about me and my work, and it also of­fers links to rel­ev­ant pa­pers, cases, and book chapters.
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My Google Schol­ar Pro­file
Check out my re­search pa­pers in the Google Schol­ar com­munity.
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Outside activities

CBS Executive, 2021–present

Teach­ing in ex­ec­ut­ive courses, both cus­tom­ized for firms and open en­roll­ment pro­grams.
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Novo Nordisk, 2025–present

Work as part of the com­pany’s Sustain­ability Ad­vis­ory Coun­cil.
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WHO, 2023–2023

Com­mis­sioned re­search pa­per on sus­tain­able fin­ance and the to­bacco in­dustry.
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Position Green, 2024–present

Work as part of the ad­vis­ory board of the com­pany.
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Stockholm School of Economics, 2017–2020

Teach­ing and re­search; PhD de­vel­op­ment
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