School of Earth and Environment

William Young Dr William Young

Senior Lecturer: Environment & Business

Telephone number: +44(0) 113 34 31640
Email address: c.w.young@leeds.ac.uk
Room: 10.117

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Biography

William is a leading authority on changing the attitudes, behaviour and actions of consumers, households, employees and organisations towards sustainability. His methods include:

  • Decision-making models and how to influence them;
  • Sustainability management tools and standards;
  • Inter-disciplinary interventions; and,
  • Eco-effectiveness of interventions, i.e. which environmental impacts should be tackled with available resources.

William's leadership roles include:

  • Head of the BOSS (Business & Organisations for Sustainable Societies) Research Group (www.see.leeds.ac.uk/boss);
  • Organiser of the Corporate Responsibility Research Conference (www.crrconference.org); and,
  • Chair of the Education for Sustainable Development Network at the University of Leeds (www.esd.leeds.ac.uk).

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) (Environmental Biology). MSc (Environmental Science). PhD (Sustainable Business).

Teaching Interests

  • SOEE1390 Introduction to Business, Environment and Corporate Responsibility: module leader.
  • SOEE5041M Standards & Tools for Business, Environment & Corporate Social Responsibility: module leader.
  • BA Environment & Business and MSc Sustainability projects and dissertations supervision.

Publications

  • McDonald S; Oates C; Alevizou P; Hwang K; Young CW (2012) Individual Strategies for Sustainable Consumption, Journal of Marketing Management, 28, pp.445-468. doi: 10.1080/0267257X.2012.658839
  • Lozano R; Young W (2012) Assessing sustainability in university curricula: Exploring the influence of student numbers and course credits, Journal of Cleaner Production, in press, . doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.032
  • Young CW; Middlemiss L (2012) A rethink of how policy and social science approach changing individuals? actions on greenhouse gas emissions, Energy Policy, 41, pp.742-747. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.040
  • Young CW; Hwang K; McDonald S; Oates C (2010) Sustainable consumption: green consumer behaviour when purchasing products, Sustainable Development, 18, pp.18-31. doi: 10.1002/sd.394
  • Young W; Costelloe P; Lakshmi K (2010) Sustainable procurement: human rights and greenhouse gas emissions, International Journal of Environment an Sustainable Development, 9, pp.364-377.
  • Dobson A; Quilley S; Young W (2010) Sustainability as Competitive Advantage in Higher Education in the UK, International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 9, pp.330-348.
  • Tilley F; Young W (2009) Sustainability Entrepreneurs - Could they be the True Wealth Generators of the Future?, Greener Management International, 55, pp.79-92.
  • Oates C; McDonald S; Alevizou P; Hwang K; Young CW; McMorland LA (2008) Marketing sustainability: use of information sources and degrees of voluntary simplicity, Journal of Marketing Communications, 14, pp.351-365.
  • Oates C; McDonald S; Young CW (2008) Choosing to be sustainable: tracing complex decisions, In: Reddy S (Ed) Green consumerism: approaches and country experiences, The Icfai University Press, pp.79-93.
  • McDonald S; Alevizou P; Oates C; Hwang K; Young CW (2007) Decoding governance: a study of purchase processes for sustainable technologies, In: Murphy J (Ed) Governing Technology for Sustainability , Earthscan, pp.25-40.
  • Young CW; Tilley FJ (2006) Can businesses move beyond efficiency? The shift toward effectiveness and equity in the corporate sustainability debate, Business Strategy and the Environment, 15, pp.402-415. doi: 10.1002/bse.510
  • McDonald S; Oates CJ; Young CW; Hwang K (2006) Toward sustainable consumption: Researching voluntary simplifiers, PSYCHOL MARKET, 23, pp.515-534. doi: 10.1002/mar.20132
  • Welford R; Hills P; Young CW (2006) Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region, 1st, The Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Hong Kong, pp.0-363.
  • Young W; Utting K (2005) Fair trade, business and sustainable development, SUSTAIN DEV, 13, pp.139-142. doi: 10.1002/sd.272
  • Young CW; Welford R; Hills P (2005) Editorial: Partnerships for Sustainable Development, Business Strategy and the Environment, 14, pp.203-204. doi: 10.1002/bse.468
  • Young CW (2004) Sold Out ? The True Cost of Supermarket Shopping, Vision Paperbacks, pp.284p.
  • Young CW; Welford R (2003) Benchmarking retailers on ethical trading, Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 10, pp.67-78.
  • Welford R; Meaton J; Young W (2003) Fair trade as a strategy for international competitiveness, INT J SUST DEV WORLD, 10, pp.1-13.
  • Quist J; Green K; Toth K; Young CW (2002) Stakeholder Involvement and Alliances for Sustainable Households: the Case of Shopping, Cooking and Eating, In: de Bruijn T; Tukker A (Ed) Partnership and Leadership for a Sustainable Future, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.273-295.
  • Young CW; Welford R (2002) Ethical Shopping - Where To Shop, What To Buy And What To Do To Make A Difference, Vision Paperbacks.
  • Young CW; Quist J; Toth K; Anderson K; Green K (2001) Exploring sustainable futures through 'Design Orienting Scenarios' ? The case of shopping, cooking and eating, Journal of Sustainable Product Design, 1, pp.117-129. doi: 10.1023/A:1014401410727
  • Quist J; Knot M; Young CW; Green K; Vergrat P (2001) Strategies towards sustainable households using stakeholder workshops and scenarios, International Journal of Sustainable Development, 4, pp.75-89. doi: 10.1504/IJSD.2001.001547
  • Young CW; Welford R (2000) Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption: from Products to Services, In: Welford R (Ed) Corporate Environmental Management 3: Towards Sustainable Development, Earthscan, pp.79-108.
  • Young CW; Welford R (1999) An Environmental Performance Measurement Framework for Business, In: Bennett; M; James; P; Kinkers; L (Ed) Sustainable Measures: Evaluation and Reporting of Environmental and Social Performance, Greenleaf Publishing, pp.98-116.
  • Welford R; Young CW; Ytterhus B (1998) Towards Sustainable Production & Consumption: A Conceptual Framework, In: Roome N (Ed) Sustainable Strategies for Industry, Earthscan, pp.75-98.
  • Welford R; Young CW; Ytterhus B (1998) Towards Sustainable Production & Consumption: a Literature Review & Conceptual Framework for the Service Sector, Eco-Management and Auditing, 5, pp.38-56. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0925(199803)5:1<38::AID-EMA78>3.0.CO;2-K
  • Young CW; Rikhardsson P (1998) Environmental Indicators, In: Starkey R (Ed) Environmental Management Tools for SMEs: A Handbook, European Environment Agency, pp.65-76.
  • Young CW; Welford R (1998) An Environmental Performance Measurement Framework for Business, Greener Management International, 21, pp.30-50.
  • Young CW (1998) Ecobalances, In: Starkey R (Ed) Environmental Management Tools for SMEs: A Handbook,, Environmental Issues Series No. 10, European Environment Agency, pp.77-88.
  • Azzone G; Brophy M; Noci G; Welford R; Young CW (1997) A Stakeholders View of Environmental Reporting, Long Range Planning, 30, pp.699-709. doi: 10.1016/S0024-6301(97)00058-7
  • Rikhardsson P; Young CW (1997) Environmental Performance Indicators, In: Ulhoi JP; Rikhardsson PM (Ed) Corporate Environmental Performance: Measurement, Reporting & Auditing, Børson Bøger (Printed in Danish).
  • Young CW (1996) Measuring Environmental Performance, In: Welford R (Ed) Corporate Environmental Management - Systems & Strategies, Earthscan, pp.150-176.
  • Azzone G; Manzini R; Noci G; Welford R; Young CW (1996) Defining Environmental Performance Indicators: An Integrated Framework, Business Strategy and the Environment, 5, pp.69-80. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0836(199606)5:2<69::AID-BSE48>3.0.CO;2-W
  • Young CW; Rikhardsson P (1996) Environmental Performance Indicators for Business, Eco-Management and Auditing, 3, pp.113-125. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0925(199611)3:3<113::AID-EMA50>3.0.CO;2-W
  • Lozano R; Young CW (Not yet published) Curricula contribution to sustainability: Testing the potential effect of number of credits and number of student, Journal of Cleaner Production, .