Professor of Circular Economy and Transformative Business Models
My research bridges academic insight and real-world transformation by advancing interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability, circular economy, and responsible management. My work explores the systemic change required to transition from linear to regenerative economic models, with a focus on behavioral science, stakeholder engagement, and transformative business innovation.
As the holder of the City of Vienna Endowed Professorship
Education for all: ensuring inclusive, equitable and high-quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Sustainable economic growth and decent work for all - promoting lasting, broad-based and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Take immediate action to combat climate change and its effects.
MA (Mag.phil.) in Media & Communication Studies and Psychology at University of Vienna, grduated 1993
Postgraduate degree in CSR Management (Corporate Social Responsibility) at AUS BFI in 2009
Academic Positions & Focus Areas
Primary domains include Circular Economy, Corporate Sustainability, and Responsible Management, Nudging4sustainability design lab
Secondary areas of interest:
15 years of sustainability / CSR consulting and training in EU, Africa, Middle East, India, South America – all industry sectors, all sizes of business – as partner and owner
Anything that sparks my interest and is related to sustainability or circular economy in the context of business, management, communication, psychology/behavioral economics.
Nachhaltigkeit kommunizieren ohne Greenwashing
Autoren: Maria Angerer, Alfons Bauernfeind, Elena Beringer, Elisabeth Dal-Bianco, Zoe Ebner, Arthur Erdem, Marlene Erlacher, Gabriele Faber-Wiener, Goran Golik, Andrea Heistinger, Katharina Helm, Reinhard Herok, Florentina Höhs, Nunu Kaller, Madeleine Kirner, Andrea Klepsch, Daniela Knieling, Julia Knogler, Birgit Kraft-Kinz, Ella Kutschera, Anne Linnenbrügger, Evelina Lundqvist, Roman Mesicek, Barbara Niederschick, Max Niederschick, Renee Remijnse, Kirstie Riedl, Pamela Schmid-Graf, Melanie Rondonell, Valerie-Sophie Schönberg, Lydia Schwarhofer, Julia Schwarzbauer, Julia Stranzl, Maria-Domenica Tscherne, Colas Van Moorsel, Virginia Wieser
In: The Circular Economy and Liveable Cities, Editor: Robert C. Brears, to be published September 2025, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 9781009249454
In Stephen Hill, Tadashi Yagi, Stomu Yamash’ta (Eds) The Kyoto Post-COVID Manifesto for Global Economics. Springer
In: Robert Brears (Ed) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures Living Edition. Palgrave
In: The International Journal of Management Education, Volume 15, Issue 2, Part B, 2017, p. 318-331,
My research bridges academic insight and real-world transformation by advancing interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability, circular economy, and responsible management. My work explores the systemic change required to transition from linear to regenerative economic models, with a focus on behavioral science, stakeholder engagement, and transformative business innovation.
As the holder of the City of Vienna Endowed Professorship
Education for all: ensuring inclusive, equitable and high-quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Sustainable economic growth and decent work for all - promoting lasting, broad-based and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Take immediate action to combat climate change and its effects.
MA (Mag.phil.) in Media & Communication Studies and Psychology at University of Vienna, grduated 1993
Postgraduate degree in CSR Management (Corporate Social Responsibility) at AUS BFI in 2009
Academic Positions & Focus Areas
Primary domains include Circular Economy, Corporate Sustainability, and Responsible Management, Nudging4sustainability design lab
Secondary areas of interest:
15 years of sustainability / CSR consulting and training in EU, Africa, Middle East, India, South America – all industry sectors, all sizes of business – as partner and owner
Anything that sparks my interest and is related to sustainability or circular economy in the context of business, management, communication, psychology/behavioral economics.
Nachhaltigkeit kommunizieren ohne Greenwashing
Autoren: Maria Angerer, Alfons Bauernfeind, Elena Beringer, Elisabeth Dal-Bianco, Zoe Ebner, Arthur Erdem, Marlene Erlacher, Gabriele Faber-Wiener, Goran Golik, Andrea Heistinger, Katharina Helm, Reinhard Herok, Florentina Höhs, Nunu Kaller, Madeleine Kirner, Andrea Klepsch, Daniela Knieling, Julia Knogler, Birgit Kraft-Kinz, Ella Kutschera, Anne Linnenbrügger, Evelina Lundqvist, Roman Mesicek, Barbara Niederschick, Max Niederschick, Renee Remijnse, Kirstie Riedl, Pamela Schmid-Graf, Melanie Rondonell, Valerie-Sophie Schönberg, Lydia Schwarhofer, Julia Schwarzbauer, Julia Stranzl, Maria-Domenica Tscherne, Colas Van Moorsel, Virginia Wieser
In: The Circular Economy and Liveable Cities, Editor: Robert C. Brears, to be published September 2025, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 9781009249454
In Stephen Hill, Tadashi Yagi, Stomu Yamash’ta (Eds) The Kyoto Post-COVID Manifesto for Global Economics. Springer
In: Robert Brears (Ed) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures Living Edition. Palgrave
In: The International Journal of Management Education, Volume 15, Issue 2, Part B, 2017, p. 318-331,