Professor Belinda Wade
Industry Professor
School of Business
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Researcher biography
Belinda Wade is an Industry Professor within the University of Queensland Business School.
Belinda's research promotes organisational progress on climate and sustainability issues with a focus on decarbonisation and organisational climate transitions. Her recent research has highlighted decarbonising actions taken within Australian companies, best practices in climate reporting and management, and the potential for circular principles to drive sustainable business models. Major projects include collaborations with Princeton University under the Rapid Switch initiative (focus on decarbonisation) and the Future Fuels CRC (hydrogen adoption).
Driven by corporate challenges Belinda actively publishes industry reports and editorials within popular media to extend the reach of her research in addition to traditional academic publications (recent works in Journal of Business Ethics and Nature Climate Change). Belinda has been the lead author on several industry reports including the recent examination of the climate performance of the Australian superannuation sector and the perception of future fuels (hydrogen) by the Australian public. Editorial articles can be found in Entrepreneur Magazine (online), SmartCompany, and The UK Newspaper. Belinda has been featured in media including ABC Radio National's Future Tense program, articles by AFR, Courier Mail and Nine News.
Through her career Belinda has worked extensively within industry, consulting and academia. These positions include within major energy providers Tarong Energy (now Stanwell) and Energex Retail, Australian leading consulting firm Aurecon and academic positions with the University of Queensland where she established and led the Business Sustainability Initiative.
Publications
Journal Articles
Pearson, Samuel, Hornsey, Matthew J., Rekker, Saphira, Wade, Belinda and Greig, Chris (2024). Publicly expressed climate scepticism is greatest in regions with high CO2 emissions. Climatic Change, 177 (5) 79. doi: 10.1007/s10584-024-03740-3
Wade, Belinda, Bharadwaj, Bishal, Kambo, Amrita, Jensen, Mikayla, Witt, Katherine, Weder, Franzisca, Phelan, Anna (Anya) and Ashworth, Peta (2024). Stakeholder engagement: the role of facilitators and gender in ‘opening up’ conversations and enabling participation. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 31 (1), 7-39. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2023.2298195
Bharadwaj, Bishal, Kambo, Amrita, Witt, Kathy, Wade, Belinda, Weder, Franzisca and Ashworth, Peta (2024). Shorter message, stronger framing increases societal acceptance for hydrogen. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 59, 880-888. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.024
Botrel, Clara Almeida, Rekker, Saphira, Wade, Belinda and Wilson, Syvannah (2024). Understanding the lobbying actions taken by the Australian renewable energy industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434 139674, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139674
Rekker, Saphira, Chen, Guangwu, Heede, Richard, Ives, Matthew C., Wade, Belinda and Greig, Chris (2023). Evaluating fossil fuel companies’ alignment with 1.5 °C climate pathways. Nature Climate Change, 13 (9), 927-934. doi: 10.1038/s41558-023-01734-0
Lashmar, N., Wade, B., Molyneaux, L. and Ashworth, P. (2023). Activating electricity system demand response for commercial and industrial organisations. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 30 (3-4), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2023.2242317
Lashmar, N., Wade, B., Molyneaux, L. and Ashworth, P. (2023). Business case or paradoxical decision-making frame? What's influencing Australian managers' participation in energy demand response. Energy Research and Social Science, 102 103197, 103197. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2023.103197
Emodi, Nnaemeka Vincent, Rekker, Saphira, Greig, Chris, Wade, Belinda, Inekwe, John Nkwoma and Zakari, Abdulrasheed (2023). The contribution of cross-border capital flow towards decarbonisation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 405 137040, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137040
Rekker, S., Ives, M. C., Wade, B., Webb, L. and Greig, C. (2022). Measuring corporate Paris Compliance using a strict science-based approach. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 4441, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31143-4
Lashmar, N., Wade, B., Molyneaux, L. and Ashworth, P. (2022). Motivations, barriers, and enablers for demand response programs: a commercial and industrial consumer perspective. Energy Research & Social Science, 90 102667, 102667. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102667
Emodi, Nnaemeka Vincent, Wade, Belinda, Rekker, Saphira and Greig, Chris (2022). A systematic review of barriers to greenfield investment in decarbonisation solutions. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 165 112586, 112586. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112586
Wade, Belinda, Meath, Cristyn and Griffiths, Andrew (2022). Capabilities for circularity: Overcoming challenges to turn waste into a resource. Business Strategy and the Environment, 31 (6), 2658-2681. doi: 10.1002/bse.2998
Wade, Belinda and Griffiths, Andrew (2021). Exploring the cognitive foundations of managerial (climate) change decisions. Journal of Business Ethics, 181 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1007/s10551-021-04855-8
Wade, Belinda and Rekker, Saphira (2020). Research can (and should) support corporate decarbonization. Nature Climate Change, 10 (12), 1064-1065. doi: 10.1038/s41558-020-00936-0
Wade, Belinda and Piccinini, Tomas (2020). Teaching Scenario Planning in Sustainability Courses: The Creative Play Method. Journal of Management Education, 44 (6), 105256292095813-725. doi: 10.1177/1052562920958136
Wade, Belinda and Griffiths, Andrew (2020). Examining best practice carbon management within Australian organisations: cases from contrasting sectors. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 27 (2), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2020.1747029
Wade, Belinda and Griffiths, Andrew (2019). Constructing a sustainable future through infrastructure choices. Entrepreneur Magazine, 1-2.
Wade, Belinda (2019). Reflect, Review and Renew: the three "Rs" of maximising corporate investment in sustainability. Entrepreneur Magazine, 1-2.
Wade, Belinda (2019). Success is good, but don't forget to embrace sustainability. Entrepreneur Magazine
Wesley, David, Wade, Belinda and Puffer, Sheila (2018). Mining and corporate social responsibility: Scotbar Proprietary Limited. Harvard Business Review Case Study, Prod. #: W18394-PDF-ENG
Wade, B., Dargusch, P. and Griffiths, A. (2014). Defining best practice carbon management in an Australian context. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 21 (1), 52-64. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2013.841597
Conference Papers
Kambo, Amrita, Arratia-Solar, Andrea, Bharadwaj, Bishal, Witt, Katherine, Wade, Belinda, Phelan, Anna (Anya) and Ashworth, Peta (2023). Social acceptance of hydrogen in Australia – key findings from a deliberative engagement process with five citizens’ panels. Australian Hydrogen Research Conference, AHRC2023, Canberra, ACT Australia, 8-10 February 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4478030
Ashworth, Peta, Wade, Belinda, Witt, Kathy and Clarke, Eliott (2021). A chicken and egg situation: enhancing emergency service workers’ knowledge of hydrogen. International Conference on Hydrogen Safety 2021, Edinburgh, Scotland, 21-24 September 2021.
Tang, Sam and Wade, Belinda (2019). Organisational adaptation to the Anthropocene: a comparative study of climate change framing and preparation in UK and Australia public service providers. 35th EGOS Colloquium, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 4-6 July 2019.
Wade, Belinda and Griffiths, Andrew (2018). Decarbonising Australian electricity utilities: barriers to progress and capabilities for resilience in a transitioning market. 34th EGOS Colloquium, Tallinn, Estonia, 5-7 July 2018.
Wade, Belinda and Griffiths, Andrew (2017). Overcoming uncertainty as a barrier to organisational decarbonisation: an issue of cognitive framing?. 33rd EGOS Colloquium, Copenhagen, Denmark, 6-8th July 2017.
Wade, Belinda (2015). The role of managerial cognition in facilitating organizational climate change action. ETH PhD Academy, Zurich, Switzerland, 4-9 June 2015.
Wade, Belinda and Griffiths, Andrew (2015). Cognition & organizational inertia: overcoming barriers to carbon management. 31st EGOS Colloquium, Athens, Greece, 2-4 July 2015.
Working Paper
Rekker, Saphira, Ives, Matthew, Wade, Belinda, Greig, Chris and Webb, Lachlan (2021). The Paris-compliant company: Measuring transition performance using a strict science-based approach. INET Working Paper. No. 2021-03. University of Oxford, INET.
Thesis
Wade, Belinda Emily (2017). Understanding best practice carbon management within Australian firms: a dynamic capabilities perspective. PhD Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.825
Newspaper Articles
Ives, Matthew, Wade, Belinda and Rekker, Saphira (2024, 04 04). Only 57 producers are responsible for 80% of all fossil fuel and cement CO2 emissions since 2016 – new report The Conversation
Isaacs, Ryan and Wade, Belinda (2023, 11 21). How to shape the world $1 at a time Aurecon Just Imagine Series
Rekker, Saphira and Wade, Belinda (2023, 08 18). Nearly two-thirds of the top fossil fuel producers in Australia and the world aren’t on track for 1.5℃ climate target The Conversation
Wade, Belinda and McGarry, Ben (2022, 11 07). The Clean Energy Gold Rush CEDA
Wade, Belinda (2022, 06 07). Why getting out hands busy can help us solve climate change Aurecon Just Imagine Series
Wade, Belinda (2019, 12 21). The future of sustainability for your business: How your business can adopt a circular economy The UK Newspaper
Research Reports
Wade, Belinda and Gleeson, Paul (2023). The Treasury Climate-related Financial Disclosure Second Consultation Round - Aurecon Submission. Australia: Aurecon.
Wade, Belinda, Isaacs, Ryan, Rekker, Saphira, Cook, Ryan, Gleeson, Paul and Kniprath, Ina (2023). Australian Superannuation Funds - Climate management and disclosure:
Technical report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Aurecon Australasia Group.
Kambo, Amrita , Witt, Kathy , Wade, Belinda , Bharadwaj, Bishal and Ashworth, Peta (2022). Report on engagement and workshops with policy makers. Windang, NSW, Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
Meath, Cristyn, Wade, Belinda, Mangan, John, Fueldner, Anna, Tong, Spencer and Lyons, Ben (2022). Maximising the value of the energy transition for rural communities.. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Rural Economies Centre of Excellence..
Stewart, Heather, Kelly, Sarah, Wade, Belinda, Pekerti, Andre, Ferrier, Liz, Balqiah, Tengku Ezni, Salehudin, Imam and Rachmawati, Riani (2021). Digital business transformation: Building COVID-19 resilience in Indonesian SMEs.. Caulfield, VIC, Australia: The Australia-Indonesia Centre.
Ashworth, Peta, Petrova, Svetla , Witt, Kathy, Wade, Belinda, Bharadwaj, Bishal , Clarke, Elliot, Meissner, Katie and Kambo, Amrita (2021). Citizens’ panels on the role of future fuels in a low-carbon future energy mix in Australia . Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
Martin, Victoria, Ashworth, Peta, Petrova, Svetla, Wade, Belinda and Witt, Kathy (2021). Public perceptions of hydrogen: 2021 National Survey results. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
Ashworth, Peta, Wade, Belinda and Witt, Kathy (2020). Emergency Services Workers and Future Fuels: Knowledge and information requirements. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
Wade, Belinda, Humphrey, Jacquelyn, Hopkinson, Peter, Hu, Shihu, Meath, Cristyn, Phelan, Anna and Turner, Cameron (2020). Circular economy and the water sector of South East Queensland. Brisbane, QLD Australia: UQ Business School, University of Queensland.
Wade, Belinda, MacKenzie, Ian, Agnew, Scott and Meath, Cristyn (2018). Australia’s evolving energy future: preparing business through systems modelling, organisational capabilities and stable energy policy. AIBE Industry Research Series Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Wade, B. (2015). Innovation Case Study Library - Bee One Third: Urban beekeepers, educators and artisan food producers. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Government.