Stefan Renckens

Stefan Renckens’ research focuses on global environmental governance and political economy. His current projects examine the political-economic power of private audit firms in sustainability governance; lobbying and interest representation by voluntary sustainability standards organizations; regulatory interactions between transnational private sustainability governance and public policy; and sustainable finance policy and governance. His research covers multiple issue areas, including fisheries, sustainable finance, climate change, fair trade, renewable energy, electronic waste, and organic agriculture. His book “Private Governance and Public Authority. Regulating Sustainability in a Global Economy” was published in 2020 by Cambridge University Press.

Stefan is affiliated with the Environmental Governance Lab at the University of Toronto and the Earth System Governance Project. He holds a Ph.D. (2014) and M.Phil. (2011) in Global Environmental Politics from Yale University, and Master’s degrees in Political Science (2002), Economic Policy (2003), and Conflict and Peace Studies (2005) from the University of Leuven, Belgium.