Renato J. Orsato
Professor of Practice

Biografia
Renato J. Orsato è Professor of Practice di Sustainability in SDA Bocconi School of Management.
Prima di entrare in SDA Bocconi, è stato Professore presso la São Paulo School of Management (EAESP), Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil (2011-2021), Senior Research Fellow (2004-2010), e Visiting Scholar (2011-2021) all’istituto Hoffman Global per Business & Società, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, Francia, e Professore Associato all’Istituto Internazionale per Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), Lund University, Svezia (1999-2004). Come ricercatore e docente, ha insegnato nei Programmi Executive e MBA in INSEAD e HEC (Francia), Lund University (Svezia), e alla University of Technology Sydney (Australia).
È autore di “Sustainability Strategies: when does it pay to be green? (Palgrave Macmillan, INSEAD Business Press 2009)” – finalista nel 2010 del Book Award of the Academy of Management, tradotto in Arabo, Cinese e Portoghese. Ha anche scritto numerosi capitoli di libri e casi didattici, e ha pubblicato in vari giornali accademici quali California Management Review, Organization Studies, Organization & Environment, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Energy Policy and Business Strategy & Environment.
Ha conseguito il PhD in Management (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia), a Masters (Honors) in Organization Studies e BA (Honors) in Civil Engineering and Business Administration. I suoi lavori accademici iniziali sono stati focalizzati sull’industria automobilistica globale, dando particolare enfasi ai veicoli a basse emissioni di carbonio e i sistemi di trasporto. Attualmente la sua ricerca si occupa di innovazioni dei modelli business per lo sviluppo di strategie sostenibili, e l’impatto delle piattaforme business e tecnologia blockchain sulla sostenibilità ambientale.
Ha anche esperienza pratica nel management e come consulente nell’area dell’innovazione business model e dell’imprenditorialità, dando particolare focus alle Piattaforme di business digitali e sostenibilità. È co-fondatore e Presidente di greenApes, una piattaforma digitale premiata da B-Corp che promuove stili di vita sostenibili.
Pubblicazioni recenti
- 2025
Digitalization and Business Model Innovation: An Empirical Analysis of the Legal Sector
NISHIKAWA, B. T., R. J. ORSATO, "Digitalization and Business Model Innovation: An Empirical Analysis of the Legal Sector" in The 85th Annual Meeting of Academy of Management, July 25-29, 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark - 2023
The added value and differentiation among ESG investment strategies in stock markets
MEIRA, E., F. A. F. D. S. CUNHA, R. J. ORSATO, M. M. MIRALLES-QUIRÓS, J. L. MIRALLES-QUIRÓS, "The added value and differentiation among ESG investment strategies in stock markets", Business Strategy and the Environment, 2023, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 1816-1834 - 2023
Digital platforms for food waste reduction: The value for business users
AMARAL, D. G., R. J. ORSATO, "Digital platforms for food waste reduction: The value for business users", Business Strategy and the Environment, 2023, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 1373-1387 - 2021
Professional services in the age of platforms: Towards an analytical framework
NISHIKAWA, B. T., R. J. ORSATO, "Professional services in the age of platforms: Towards an analytical framework", Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021, vol. 173, pp. 121131 - 2021
The Sharing Economy in Practice: an exploratory study about the acceptance and use of digital platforms in food waste reduction
MOLTENE, L., R. J. ORSATO, "The Sharing Economy in Practice: an exploratory study about the acceptance and use of digital platforms in food waste reduction", Revista de Administração de Empresas, 2021, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 1-20 - 2021
Sustainable finance and investment: Review and research agenda
CUNHA, F. A. F. D. S., E. MEIRA, R. J. ORSATO, "Sustainable finance and investment: Review and research agenda", Business Strategy and the Environment, 2021, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 3821-3838 - 2021
Do low-carbon investments in emerging economies pay off? Evidence from the Brazilian stock market
CUNHA, F. A. F. D. S., E. MEIRA, R. J. ORSATO, M. C. KLOTZLE, A. F. P. LUCENA, "Do low-carbon investments in emerging economies pay off? Evidence from the Brazilian stock market", International Review of Financial Analysis, 2021, vol. 74, pp. 101700 - 2021
Economia Compartilhada na Prática: Um Estudo Exploratório sobre Aceitação e Uso de Plataformas Digitais para a Redução do Desperdício de Alimentos
MOLTENE, L., R. J. ORSATO, "Economia Compartilhada na Prática: Um Estudo Exploratório sobre Aceitação e Uso de Plataformas Digitais para a Redução do Desperdício de Alimentos", Revista de Administração de Empresas, 2021, vol. 61, no. 5 - 2020
Testing the institutional difference hypothesis: A study about environmental, social, governance, and financial performance
GARCIA, A. S., R. J. ORSATO, "Testing the institutional difference hypothesis: A study about environmental, social, governance, and financial performance", Business Strategy and the Environment, 2020, vol. 29, no. 8, pp. 3261-3272 - 2020
Can sustainable investments outperform traditional benchmarks? Evidence from global stock markets
CUNHA, F. A. F. D. S., E. M. OLIVEIRA, R. J. ORSATO, M. C. KLOTZLE, F. L. CYRINO OLIVEIRA, R. G. G. CAIADO, "Can sustainable investments outperform traditional benchmarks? Evidence from global stock markets", Business Strategy and the Environment, 2020, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 682-697
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