Jozef Cossey
Assistant Professor · ESCP Business School
Assistant Professor · ESCP Business School
Media & Outreach
Report · ESCP Sustainability Institute
Beware of Still Waters
Moving corporate climate adaptation from reassurance to reliability. Drawing on a year-long action-research program with seven multinationals, the report shows why physical climate risk is outpacing companies' capacity to manage it. Acquier, A., & Cossey, J.
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Ecological Economics · 2026
Driving Impact? How Imperfect Displacement Shapes Heterogeneous Rebound in Carsharing
Meshulam, T., Cossey, J., Font Vivanco, D., & Makov, T.
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International Journal of Management Reviews · 2026
The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions
A review and research agenda on rebound effects and win–win strategies. Cossey, J., & Acquier, A.
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Business & Society · 2026
Generative AI, Academic Deepfakes, and Epistemic Pollution
Acquier, A., & Cossey, J.
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GenAI · ESCP Edge Season 2
GenAI and Academic Deepfakes
Launch of ESCP Edge Season 2 — exploring how generative AI is reshaping academic knowledge production and epistemic trust.
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Award · AOM Copenhagen 2025
ONE Best Paper Award
The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions received the ONE Best Paper Award at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
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Report · ESCP Sustainability Institute
Beware of Still Waters
Moving corporate climate adaptation from reassurance to reliability. Drawing on a year-long action-research program with seven multinationals, the report shows why physical climate risk is outpacing companies' capacity to manage it. Acquier, A., & Cossey, J.
Download the report ↗
Ecological Economics · 2026
Driving Impact? How Imperfect Displacement Shapes Heterogeneous Rebound in Carsharing
Meshulam, T., Cossey, J., Font Vivanco, D., & Makov, T.
Read article ↗
International Journal of Management Reviews · 2026
The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions
A review and research agenda on rebound effects and win–win strategies. Cossey, J., & Acquier, A.
Read article ↗
Business & Society · 2026
Generative AI, Academic Deepfakes, and Epistemic Pollution
Acquier, A., & Cossey, J.
Read article ↗
GenAI · ESCP Edge Season 2
GenAI and Academic Deepfakes
Launch of ESCP Edge Season 2 — exploring how generative AI is reshaping academic knowledge production and epistemic trust.
Watch on YouTube ↗
Award · AOM Copenhagen 2025
ONE Best Paper Award
The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions received the ONE Best Paper Award at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
Read the paper ↗Academic Output
My research focuses on the intersection of business and the natural environment.
I came to academia via the OECD, where I worked as a consultant, before completing a joint PhD at KU Leuven and UCLouvain. Hover over a journal to explore my publications.
Journal Articles
Education
I have taught courses at ESCP Business School, IESEG School of Management, KU Leuven, UCLouvain, and the Turin School of Development spanning bachelor, master, PhD and executive audiences across Belgium, France, and Italy.
Beyond the Classroom
Translating research into impact — through policy collaboration, public conferences, and practitioner engagement.
Action research project featuring a public conference cycle on private-sector climate adaptation, a six-month support program for multinational companies, and a synthesis report publication.
Organizer of webinars with world renowned speakers around topics related to business and the natural environment and interdisciplinarity in management theory.
Two-year engagement bridging research and practice to improve industrial security for NaTech (natural hazard triggering technological disasters) risks.
Content development for a public conference cycle on climate adaptation targeting local elected officials and the general public.
Get in Touch
ESCP Business School, Paris
jcossey [at] escp [dot] eu