Research in Sustainability @HEC Liège
- Tackles one or several issues formalized by the UN in the SDG’s (Sustainable Development Goals) taking into account at least 2 pillars of sustainable development (social, economic & environmental)
And/or
- Studies business models and organizational practices for a sustainable transition
Our Strategic Research Fields
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Business Analytics & SCM
- Descriptive & predictive analytics: data mining, machine learning, statistical modelling, natural language processing
- Prescriptive analytics: operations research, mathematical programming, optimization, heuristic algorithms
- Main applications in logistics & Sustainable Supply chain
- Applications in any process optimization (health sector, transportation, HRM… )
Changing Workplace & Strategic HRM
- Change management
- Innovation management
- Sustainable transitions
- Corporate social responsibility
- Gender and diversity/equality
![Changing Workplace & Strategic HRM](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Changing-Workplace-Strategic-HRM-300x284.jpg)
![Economic Analysis & Policy](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Economic-Analysis-Policy-1024x576.jpg)
Economic Analysis & Policy
- Renewable energy
- Decentralized energy production
- Impact of trade on the environment
Financial Management for the Future
- Climate risk modelling
- Performance analysis of ESG investments
- ESG ratings and investor preferences
- Sustainable risk management
- Green and social bonds
![](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Financial-Management-for-the-Future-1024x682.jpg)
![Social Enterprise & Business Ethics](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Social-Enterprise-Business-Ethics-1024x678.jpg)
Social Enterprise & Business Ethics
- Transition
- Ecological economics
- Agroecology
- Economic democracy
- Social impact assessment
- Business ethics
Strategic Marketing Innovation
- Sustainable consumption
- Circular economy
- Sustainable business models
![](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Strategic-Marketing-Innovation-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Strategy-Performance-for-the-Society-1024x700.jpg)
Strategy & Performance for the Society
- Sustainability Strategy, Accounting & Control
- Sustainable Smart City
- Multistakeholders’ governance
- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Business Process Optimization
- Sustainable Tax Management
Our Strategic Research Fields
![](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Business-Analytics-SCM-1024x597.jpeg)
Business Analytics & SCM
- Descriptive & predictive analytics: data mining, machine learning, statistical modelling, natural language processing
- Prescriptive analytics: operations research, mathematical programming, optimization, heuristic algorithms
- Main applications in logistics & Sustainable Supply chain
- Applications in any process optimization (health sector, transportation, HRM… )
![Changing Workplace & Strategic HRM](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Changing-Workplace-Strategic-HRM-300x284.jpg)
Changing Workplace & Strategic HRM
- Change management
- Innovation management
- Sustainable transitions
- Corporate social responsibility
- Gender and diversity/equality
![Economic Analysis & Policy](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Economic-Analysis-Policy-1024x576.jpg)
Economic Analysis & Policy
- Renewable energy
- Decentralized energy production
- Impact of trade on the environment
![](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Financial-Management-for-the-Future-1024x682.jpg)
Financial Management for the Future
- Climate risk modelling
- Performance analysis of ESG investments
- ESG ratings and investor preferences
- Sustainable risk management
- Green and social bonds
![Social Enterprise & Business Ethics](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Social-Enterprise-Business-Ethics-1024x678.jpg)
Social Enterprise & Business Ethics
- Transition
- Ecological economics
- Agroecology
- Economic democracy
- Social impact assessment
- Business ethics
![](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Strategic-Marketing-Innovation-1024x683.jpg)
Strategic Marketing Innovation
- Sustainable consumption
- Circular economy
- Sustainable business models
![](https://slab.hec.uliege.be//~slab/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Strategy-Performance-for-the-Society-1024x700.jpg)
Strategy & Performance for the Society
- Sustainability Strategy, Accounting & Control
- Sustainable Smart City
- Multistakeholders’ governance
- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Business Process Optimization
- Sustainable Tax Management
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