Dr. Eduardo Ordonez-Ponce is a management engineer working in the areas of strategic management, sustainability, partnerships and business ethics. He has 10+ years of international work experience in business and sustainability working for the private and civil society sectors. He joined Athabasca University Faculty of Business in 2018 as Assistant Professor in the Organizational Analysis Department.
Dr. Ordonez-Ponce’s research is focused on the role that organizations play in the sustainability of society. While he has work experience from various industries, his practitioner and academic research has focused on organizational strategy, cross-sector partnerships, sustainable business, and sustainable communities. Currently, Dr. Ordonez-Ponce’s areas of research involve the study of multinational corporations’ sustainability strategies in the context of developing countries, B-Corps, sustainability partnerships, sustainability teaching and research in HEIs, and business contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Dr. Ordonez-Ponce collaborates with scholars across Canada and internationally on projects implementing sustainable community plans, about mechanisms for monitoring climate policies, developing regenerative communities in Alberta, assessing sustainability teaching and research at HEIs, and is a new member of ARBRI.
Research interests
Sustainable business
Sustainability Partnerships
Sustainability Education and Research
Multinationals in developing countries
B Corps
Educational credentials
Ph.D. in Social and Ecological Sustainability - University of Waterloo
Master of Engineering in Natural Resources - Lincoln University
Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial/Management Engineering) - Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Professional affiliations
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada - Social Responsibility Division
Academy of Management - Organizations and the Natural Environment Division, and Social Issues in Management Division
Eang, M., Clarke, A., & Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2023). The Roles of Multinational Enterprises in Implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the Local Level. Business Research Quarterly, 26(1), 79-97. https://doi.org/10.1177/23409444221140912
Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2022). Sustainability Approach at the Chilean Constituent Assembly. In: Leal Filho, W., Aguilar-Rivera, N., Borsari, B., R. B. de Brito, P., Andrade Guerra, B. (Eds.). SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91188-1_23-1
Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2022). Understanding Local Cultural Factors Towards the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Development.https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2445
Ordonez-Ponce, E., & Talbot, D. (2022). Multinational Enterprises' Sustainability Practices and Focus on Developing Countries: Contributions and Unexpected Results of SDG Implementation. Journal of International Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3682
Ordonez-Ponce, E., Dordi, T., Talbot, D., & Weber, O. (2022). Canadian banks and their responses to COVID-19 – stakeholder-oriented crisis management. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment. https://doi.org/10.1080/20430795.2022.2069663
Al-Zyoud. H., & Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2022). COVID‐19 and Credit Unions: CSR Approaches to Navigating the Pandemic. Business and Society Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/basr.12267
Ordonez-Ponce, E. & Weber, O. (2022). Multinational financial corporations and the sustainable development goals in developing countries. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2022.2030684
Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2021). The Role of Institutional Context for Sustainability Cross-Sector Partnerships. An Exploratory Analysis of European Cities. Sustainability, 13(17), 9497. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179497
Ordonez-Ponce, E., Clarke, A., & MacDonald, A. (2021). Business Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals through Community Sustainability Partnerships. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 12(6), 1239-1267. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-03-2020-0068
Mehera, A., & Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2021). Social and Economic Value Creation by Bendigo Bank and Stockland Property Group: Application of Shared Value Model. Business and Society Review, 126(1), 69-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/basr.12224
Ordonez-Ponce, E., Clarke, A., & Colbert, B. (2021). Collaborative Sustainable Business Models: Understanding Organizations Partnering for Community Sustainability. Business and Society, 60(5), 1174-1215. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650320940241
Wong, K., Clarke, A., & Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2021). Cross-sector Partnerships for Implementing Community Climate Action Plans: Implementing Structures, Partner Outcomes and Plan Outcomes. In: von Schnurbein, G. (Ed.) Transitioning to Strong Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals. SDG Book Series. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. https://bit.ly/3nMyZSF
MacDonald, A., Clarke, A., Ordonez-Ponce, E., Chai, Z., & Andreasen, J. (2020). Sustainability Managers: The Job Roles and Competencies of Building Sustainable Cities and Communities. Public Performance and Management Review, 43(6), 1413-1444. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2020.1803091
Talbot, D., & Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2020). Canadian Banks’ Responses to COVID-19: A Strategic Positioning Analysis. Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment. https://doi.org/10.1080/20430795.2020.1771982
Ordonez-Ponce, E., & Clarke, A. (2020). Sustainability Cross-sector Partnerships: The Strategic Role of Organizational Structures. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 27(5), 2122-2134. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.1952
Ordonez-Ponce, E., & Khare, A. (2020). GRI 300 as a Measurement Tool for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Assessing the Impact of Car Makers on Sustainability. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 64(1), 47-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2020.1746906
Ordonez-Ponce, E., & Devenin, V. (2020). Governance Models for Sustainability. B Corps in the Context of Barcelona. In R. Durand, & V. Patock (Eds.), Accelerating Research-Practitioner Collaborations in Sustainability Research (pp. 116-136). Society & Organizations Center and Alliance for Research in Corporate Sustainability. https://www.hec.edu
MacDonald, A. & Ordonez-Ponce, E. (2017). Let’s Collaborate! Using Design Thinking to Develop Cross-Sector Teaching Innovations. Annual Review of Social Partnerships 12, 50-53.