Dr Patrick Elf

Associate Professor in Sustainable Business

Patrick Elf

  • School Faculty of Business and Law

  • Department Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research

  • Location London

Research activities

Patrick’s research focuses on investigating avenues for behaviour change approaches towards the adoption of more sustainable lifestyles, and mechanisms towards the adaptation of sustainable business models. He has a particular interest in sustainable and transformative consumption and questions of post-growth and degrowth. Recently funded research projects include interdisciplinary longitudinal work examining the potential of sustainable small and medium fashion enterprises to advance the circular economy, work on sustainable food systems and post-growth business models. Patrick leads major research initiatives including work with IKEA UK on co-creational behaviour change approaches, work with the National Lottery Community Fund examining support mechanisms to drive social cohesion, sustainable development and community wellbeing, and work across London’s Boroughs on implementing their Green Economy Action Plan.


Current Teaching

Module leader: PRS4580: Business and Enterprise for Sustainable Prosperity, MSc Sustainable & Environmental Management, S&T

MGT4804:Cross-Cultural Management and ethics 

MGT4161:Management in a Globalised Context 

SSC4606/PRS4530:Environmental Law and Governance 

FSH2935:Fashion Culture and Industry 


Biography

Dr Patrick Elf is a Senior Research Fellow - Sustainable Business at the Centre for Enterprise, Environment andDevelopment Research (CEEDR) at Middlesex University and Co-Investigator at theESRC-funded Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) atthe University of Surrey. 

Patrick received his PhD from the University of Surrey wherehe conducted research at the Centre for Environment & Sustainabilitytogether with IKEA UK & Ireland, exploring the potential of multinationalcorporations to support people in their aim to live more sustainablelifestyles.

During his PhD, he wasselected as one of 100 global talents to participate at the first UNLEASH Lab 2017 towork on innovative solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). 

Prior to his academic career, he worked for the LondonSustainable Development Commission/Greater London Authority.

Publications

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