SPEAKER：Prof. Stephan M. Wagner, Supply Chain Management , ETH Zurich

TIME/DATE：2026.5.29  15:00

CLASSROOM：A505

ABSTRACT：

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks in the supply chain, also known as supply chain sustainability risks (SCSRs), have become a major concern for firms operating in global supply chains. This presentation approaches the topic from two angles. First, it outlines the key drivers of media-reported SCSRs. Second, it discusses the stakeholder dynamics behind them. It also discusses the potential business consequences resulting from sustainability-related media exposure. The presentation combines two empirical studies that draw on secondary data regarding media reporting of environmental and social sustainability incidents. Thus, this talk will shed light on the ‘E’ and ‘S’ dimensions of ESG risks in supply chains and provide managerial recommendations.

GUEST BIO：

Stephan M. Wagner is Full Professor of Supply Chain Management, holds the Chair of Logistics Management and is the Founder and Director of the HumOSCM Lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland. He served as Head of Department (Dean) from 2023-2025.

Prof. Wagner serves the academic community as a Department Editor for Decision Sciences, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Operations Management, the Journal of Supply Chain Management, the Journal of Business Logistics and the Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management.

His research, using mainly empirical research methods, covers the areas of supply chain management, purchasing and supply management, and logistics and transport management – with a particular focus on strategy, networks and relationships, risk, innovation, digitalization and AI, entrepreneurship, sustainability and humanitarian operations. He is author and editor of 13 books and over 180 book chapters and articles. His award-winning research has been published in management journals, such as the Academy of Management or Journal of Management, operations management journals, such as Journal of Operations Management or Production and Operations Management, methods journals, such as Organizational Research Methods or Sociological Methods and Research, as well as managerial journals such as Interfaces or California Management Review.

Prof. Wagner’s publications have resulted in over 27.000 citations in Google Scholar (h-index: 79) and 10.800 citations in Web of Science (h-index: 54). He is included in the annual Stanford University analysis of nearly eight million authors as one of the top-2% scientists in the higher-level field of Economics & Business. The sub-field of Business & Management lists Prof. Wagner among the top-0.27% scientists worldwide. In 2023, Prof. Wagner received the prestigious Academy of Management ‘OSCM Distinguished Scholar Award’, one of the highest recognitions empirical researchers in the field of operations and supply chain management can obtain. Most recent awards include the Decision Sciences Journal 2025 Best Department Editor Award, 2025, and the International Geneva Award (IG Award), Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS), 2025.