Dr. Jem Bendell

For over 12 years dr. Bendell has been promoting and supporting responsible business as a consultant, academic and entrepreneur.

As a director of the progressive professional services firm, Lifeworth, he has worked with corporations, NGOs and United Nations agencies on corporate responsibility issues in over a dozen countries. Lifeworth provides advisory, research and training on strategy, policy and program development for responsible enterprise, as well as publishing an annual review of trends in corporate responsibility and an online career center for professionals interested in this field.

An Associate Professor of Management at Griffith Business School in Australia, dr. Bendell is a leading international commentator on corporate responsibility, with over 50 publications on this subject, including two books, a column and four United Nations reports. He has helped create a number of innovative responsible enterprise initiatives, such as the Marine Stewardship Council, and his work has been credited with inspiring the formation of the UN Global Compact, the world's largest corporate responsibility initiative.

In 2006, dr. Bendell developed the work of WWF-UK, the world's largest environmental organization, on the social and environmental performance of luxury brands. He researched and co-wrote the subsequent report, Deeper Luxury: Quality and Style When the World Matters (www.deeperluxury.com), which appeared in over 50 newspapers worldwide at the end of 2007. He went on to found the Authentic Luxury Network which brings together luxury executives, designers, entrepreneurs, marketers and analysts to promote a sustainable future for luxury goods and services.

Topics

    Sustainability

    Sustainable development

    Corporate sustainability

    A sustainable future for luxury goods and services

    Sustainable luxury management

    How to transform your products to sustainable products