Our goal for responsible management 

We aim to champion researchers, practitioners, policymakers and organisations who share our goals of contributing to a more ethical, responsible and sustainable way of working. Where institutions recognise that governance should be just, lawful and built on ethical and sustainable practices, we will work with them to facilitate the real impact of what they do. We look forward to working with institutions that lead with integrity and are underpinned by robust management systems, and that are educating future leaders across all industries.

If this aligns with your institution’s vision, and if you’re passionate about decent work for all that doesn’t discriminate or cause harm to economies, communities or resources, then we want to support you in ensuring your work reaches a wide audience with real-world impact.

Jo Jones, Publishing Development Manager, Responsible Management.  

Our goals: Fairer society | Healthier lives | Responsible management | Quality education for all Sustainable structures and infrastructures

If you would like to know more or see your work shared here with the wider community, please do get in touch with Jo Jones. Get in touch.

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Our goal for responsible management

We want to work with others who share our goal of contributing to a more ethical, responsible and sustainable way of working.

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Awards

Framework development for the prevention of food loss and waste: An analysis along the fresh food supply chain

The 2022 winner of the Emerald & EFMD outstanding doctoral research awards is Vanessa Sofia Melo Magalhães, who won for her work on food waste along fresh food supply chains.

Read more about Vanessa Sofia Melo Magalhães’s research, and download the infographic

Our latest mission

Who’s really in charge – Leaders or algorithms?

This mission campaign explores how business leaders must evolve to guide organisations through the ethical, strategic, and human complexities presented by AI to successfully navigate the future.

More on this mission

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A fully open access journal

Introducing Journal of Responsible Production and Consumption

Aligned to UN SDG 12, responsible consumption and production, this fully open access journal will advance knowledge and understanding to help shape a sustainable future. Edited by Professor David Loseby, Leeds University Business School, UK, research is welcomed that focuses on all aspects of responsible production and consumption, highlighting how we can do more with less.

Find out more

See all our responsible management missions

We have collated a range of resources into themes relating to the UN SDG goals.

Who’s really in charge – Leaders or algorithms?
This mission campaign explores how business leaders must evolve to guide organisations through the...
28/01/2026
Responsible management: The key to zero hunger?
Despite an advanced global food system, millions still go hungry, highlighting the need for...
24/04/2025
Gender equality: what’s taking us so long?
According to the United Nations, the world is NOT ON TRACK to achieve gender equality by 2030; not...
03/09/2024
Poverty: can we break the cycle?
In this mission, we ask: What causes poverty? Why does it happen? What are the impacts of poverty...
25/03/2024
Corruption: what is it costing us?
In this mission, we ask; what are the causes of corruption? Why does it happen? What is the impact...
27/06/2023
Trust: how is it built, and how is it broken?
Once trust is broken, it can be very difficult to repair. Here we look at how vulnerable trust is...
08/03/2023
Do business leaders need a moral compass?
We look into how business can be a force for good, and why it's so important for business leaders to...
14/11/2022
Invisible in the boardroom
How can business ensure that voices from a wide range of backgrounds are heard in the boardroom?
10/06/2022
Future leaders: fit for planet?
How can business schools produce the sustainable leaders that we need?
28/04/2022
CSR & greenwashing
How do we know when companies are serious about environmental and societal impact? How far do they...
29/10/2021
Responsible leadership
Responsible leaders take business decisions that consider all stakeholders; they examine both...
01/06/2021
Food poverty & waste
Why do some people still go hungry when we produce enough food for everyone? Read free articles...
30/03/2021

Calls for papers

Browse the latest calls for papers in the area of responsible management.

Functional and Structural Innovations in Technical Textiles
Submit your paper here from 15th June 2026!IntroductionThe proposed special issue aims to highlight emerging advances and interdisciplinary perspectives in technical textile research, bringing…
Advancing service management in the Asia-Pacific amidst an uncertain new world
Submit your paper hereIntroductionService systems are increasingly being reshaped by geopolitical instability and social polarization (Nair & Tripathi, 2026; Paluch et al., 2026), rapid…
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem meets Entrepreneurial Behaviour: Putting the ‘Entrepreneur’ at the Core
IntroductionEntrepreneurial behaviour literature offers fertile background to incorporate the entrepreneur’s behavioural and decision-making processes into the ecosystem approach and put the…
Multimodality in Project Studies: Integrating Discourses, Visuals, and Materiality
IntroductionProject studies, defined as “an integrating label for the family of studies in, on and around projects” (Geraldi and Söderlund, 2018, p. 57), has revitalized our research community over…
Rethinking managerial preoccupation with business tournament rituals
IntroductionInformed by renewed interest in recognising, rewarding and celebrating excellence, business tournament rituals (BTRs)— ritualistic ceremonies or events organised to serve solidarity and…
Reimagining Sustainable Future and Managing Change
IntroductionMany unprecedented developments over the past few years, such as geopolitical shocks, social upheavals, uncertainty over new technologies like AI, recurring natural disasters, and…
​Redefining luxury consumption in the age of Artificial Intelligence​
Introduction​​The concept of luxury is undergoing significant changes in the digital age, merging traditional ideas of exclusivity and craftsmanship with innovative digital experiences. Technology…
Navigating the Work–Family Interface in the Digital Era: Challenges and Strategies
IntroductionPersonnel Review is pleased to invite contributions for the Special Issue titled “Navigating the Work–Family Interface in the Digital Era: Challenges and Strategies.”The rapid…
Sustainable Strategic Knowledge Management in the Era of AI
IntroductionBeyond organizational environment changes, multi-polarity, human capital movement, remote work, and automation have influenced knowledge management. As a result, organizations gain from…
Contemporary Challenges in Management and Business
IntroductionOrganizations today operate in increasingly complex and uncertain environments shaped by rapid digital transformation, growing sustainability pressures, evolving stakeholder expectations…

Related books

Below is a small selection of our responsible management titles. You can browse all related titles on the Emerald Bookstore, including access to free sample chapters. We have also selected a sample of eBooks that you will be able to read if your institution has access.
 

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Open access content

Responsible management open access content

Explore freely available research to read, download and share, that champions thought leadership by being both a critic and supporter of responsible management research, knowledge exchange and education.

Explore the content

Sustainable food systems

Explore freely available research to read, download and share, that focuses on sustainable food systems.

Explore the content

 

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Virtual special issue: handling extreme climate events

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management has published a virtual issue on the subject of extreme climate events. Read these articles for free here.

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Opinions & blogs

We welcome contributions from academics, policymakers and professionals about key issues in their area of work. If you have a blog you would like to share, let us know.

Responsible management

Who’s really in charge: Leaders or algorithms? The hidden power shift in decision-making

This blog explores how algorithms increasingly shape leaders’ decisions, creating a hidden power shift that demands balancing data-driven insights with human judgment to maintain ethical and accountable leadership.
29/01/2026
Responsible management

Barriers to adopting automated organisational decision-making through the use of artificial intelligence

Read this blog that explores the barriers in adopting AI for automated organisational decision-making.
14/01/2026
Responsible management

Transformational leaders or algorithms: Who really drives public digital transformation?

Read this blog that argues that in Tunisia’s public sector, successful digital transformation depends far more on transformational leadership that builds trust and engagement than on algorithms or technology alone.
14/01/2026
Responsible management

When AI hires people: Why ethics matter more than ever in recruitment and selection

Read this blog that explores why ethical considerations are central to the use of AI in recruitment and selection, showing how efficiency, fairness, and human rights must be balanced to ensure responsible and transparent hiring practices.
14/01/2026
Responsible management

Leading in the age of AI: Why competence development matters more than ever

Read this blog that shows how effective leadership in AI-driven organisations depends on combining human-centric competencies such as collaboration, creativity, and empathy with the ability to understand, govern, and work alongside intelligent technologies.
14/01/2026
Responsible management

Resistance and workarounds in rural food access spaces

Read this blog to learn more about the need for food sovereignty, resistance and workaround strategies within rural food access spaces to greater empower local communities.
17/04/2025

News & press

Below we have a collection of news articles centred around aspects of responsible management.

Real impact
Responsible management

Emerald Publishing launches ‘key to zero hunger’ mission

Global academic publisher Emerald Publishing has launched its latest mission, Responsible management: The key to zero hunger?, as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
06/05/2025
Real impact
Fairer society
Responsible management

Emerald listed in the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024

Emerald Publishing recognised as one of only 50 businesses that made this year’s Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality list.
19/06/2024
Responsible management
Healthier lives

Emerald Publishing introduces new and improved employee benefits

Following an internal review of what is important to their employees, Emerald Publishing has announced a suite of new and improved employee benefits to add to their already generous employee benefit package.
10/07/2023
Responsible management
Healthier lives

Emerald Group signs up to The Menopause Workplace Pledge

Emerald Group has signed The Menopause Workplace Pledge to help create a supportive and understanding place for employees going through the menopause.
14/07/2022
Responsible management
Real impact

Emerald's Vicky Williams to chair ALPSP gender diversity webinar

Vicky Williams, Chief Executive of Emerald Group, will be chairing the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers’(ALPSP) gender diversity in publishing leadership webinar which takes place on the 15th June.
24/05/2022
Quality education for all
Responsible management

Emerald partners with Knowledge Unlatched to create an open access business management and economics eBooks collection aligned to the UN’s SDGs

Emerald Publishing has partnered with Knowledge Unlatched (KU) to create and promote an open access eBook collection in the area of business management and economics.
10/05/2022

Other resources

Browse our other offerings below.

Case studies

Global teaching materials to engage and inspire. Students can test their assumptions and decision-making skills about real world problems.

Explore cases on Emerald Insight >

ScienceOpen Collection

We've partnered with ScienceOpen to create a responsible management collection that will be updated regularly to reflect our latest mission-related content. 

Browse the collection >

Your publishing development team

Jo Jones

As the Publishing Development Manager working on Responsible Management and publisher for the new open access journal of Responsible Production and Consumption (JRPC), I look forward to working closely with your communities to develop the best pathways to dissemination of impactful research. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Get in touch

Richard Oloruntoba – Goal advisor

Richard is Supply Chain Management Discipline Lead and Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at Curtin Business School, Perth, Western Australia. Richard has background business experience in sales, freight forwarding and transport in Nigeria and the United Kingdom before beginning an academic career in 2001 at the Institute of Marine Studies, University of Plymouth, England. He has taught logistics and supply chain management in UK and Australian Universities for over 20 years, and has published several articles and book chapters in the area of logistics and supply chain management with a focus on humanitarian aid, disaster response and sustainability. He is a Senior Associate Editor of the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management.