Acquier Aurélien | ESCP Business School

Aurélien Acquier

Full Professor of Sustainability, Planetary Boundaries and Business

Department : Sustainability
Campus : Paris

Aurélien Acquier (PhD, HDR - French habilitation for doctoral supervision) is Full Professor in the Department of Sustainability.

His research explores the relationships between organizations, natural and social systems. He has published over 100 articles and books on the history of Corporate Social Responsibility, Circular Economy, Sharing Economy, and the interactions between businesses and planetary boundaries. His work has been published in journals such as Business & Society, Organization Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Revue Française de Gestion, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility.

He is the Scientific Director of the ESCP Business School Sustainability Institute, whose mission is to support and promote high-impact academic research among various stakeholders (businesses, public actors, civil society, students).

At ESCP Business School, he was the first Associate Dean for Ecological Transition, which led to the reform of teaching on planetary boundaries within various programs (Grande Ecole, Exec. MBA) and the creation of the academic department in sustainability.

A graduate of ESSEC and holder of a Master's degree in Management and Organizational Dynamics (Paris X, ESCP Business School, Ecole des Mines de Paris, Ecole Polytechnique, ESSEC), he holds a PhD from Ecole des Mines - PSL and is accredited to supervise research at IAE - Université Paris 1 Sorbonne.

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Academic Articles

2026

ACQUIER, A., J. COSSEY

Generative AI, Academic Deepfakes, and Epistemic Pollution

BUSINESS & SOCIETY, 65 (3), 538–543

Academic Articles

2025

CARBONE, V., T. M. LE, C. OKA, A. ACQUIER

Workers’ Responses to CSR Decoupling in Garment Supply Chains: A Hirschmanian Perspective

JOURNAL OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, 61 (4), 116-133

Academic Articles

2025

ACQUIER, A., V. CARBONE, C. EZVAN

Scaling circular economy business models: A capability perspective

BUSINESS ETHICS, THE ENVIRONMENT & RESPONSIBILITY, 34 (2), 377-389

Academic Articles

2025

GAUTHIER, A., A. ACQUIER

A Cause Without Rebels? Exploring the Tensions Between Framing and Identity in the Mobilisation of Platform Workers

NEW TECHNOLOGY, WORK AND EMPLOYMENT, 43 (3), 536-551

Academic Articles

2025

ACQUIER, A., J. COSSEY

The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions: a Review of Rebound Effects and Win-Win Strategies

ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT PROCEEDINGS, 1, 6

ESCP Impact Papers

2025

ACQUIER, A., E. LAMY

Un climat orwellien ? Essai sur le rôle des IA dans la production de réalités alternatives

ESCP Impact Papers, 2025-47-FR

ESCP Impact Papers

2025

ACQUIER, A., J. COSSEY

Flooding the academic zone with shit? Academic deepfakes and climate action in a post-truth era

ESCP Impact Papers, 2025-40-EN

Other Intellectual Contributions

2025

ACQUIER, A., J. COSSEY

Flooding the Academic Zone with Shit? Academic Deepfakes and Climate Action in a Post-Truth Era

ESCP Impact Papers

Academic Articles

2024

ACQUIER, A., B. VALIORGUE, J. MAYER

Anthropocène, limites planétaires et nouvelles frontières des sciences de gestion

REVUE FRANCAISE DE GESTION, 50 (315), 11-36

ESCP Impact Papers

2024

ACQUIER, A

Climate is a problem of stock, and this changes everything for corporate climate strategies

ESCP Impact Papers, 2024-55-EN

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Economie circulaire : imaginaires et pratiques

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Academic Articles

2026

Generative AI, Academic Deepfakes, and Epistemic Pollution

Academic Articles

2025

Workers’ Responses to CSR Decoupling in Garment Supply Chains: A Hirschmanian Perspective

Academic Articles

2025

Scaling circular economy business models: A capability perspective

Academic Articles

2025

A Cause Without Rebels? Exploring the Tensions Between Framing and Identity in the Mobilisation of Platform Workers

Academic Articles

2025

The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions: a Review of Rebound Effects and Win-Win Strategies

ESCP Impact Papers

2025

Un climat orwellien ? Essai sur le rôle des IA dans la production de réalités alternatives

ESCP Impact Papers

2025

Flooding the academic zone with shit? Academic deepfakes and climate action in a post-truth era

Other Intellectual Contributions

2025

Flooding the Academic Zone with Shit? Academic Deepfakes and Climate Action in a Post-Truth Era

Academic Articles

2024

Anthropocène, limites planétaires et nouvelles frontières des sciences de gestion

ESCP Impact Papers

2024

Climate is a problem of stock, and this changes everything for corporate climate strategies

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2024

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