Jesko Schulte
Senior Lecturer
Department of Strategic Sustainable Development
Room H416A, Karlskrona
Research domain: Strategic Sustainable Development
Jesko Schulte is a researcher at the Department of Strategic Sustainable Development at Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden. His research focuses on sustainable product development, with a particular emphasis on how risk management can support companies in working strategically with sustainability.
Since 2015, Jesko has conducted research in close collaboration with industry to develop methodological support that helps companies accelerate their transition toward sustainability in a business-oriented way. This support targets strategic, tactical, and operational decisions in the early phases of the innovation process—where the majority of a product’s sustainability performance is determined.
In 2021, Jesko defended his doctoral thesis titled “Strategic Sustainability Risk Management in Product Development Companies” and has since continued collaborating with both academic and industrial partners in projects such as SPIRIT (Sustainable Product Innovation for Rewarding Transformation) and DSIP (Digital Sustainability Implementation Package).
In his teaching, Jesko draws on his multidisciplinary background to provide a multifaceted perspective. He primarily teaches in the areas of strategic sustainable development and sustainable product development.
Selected publications
- Schulte, J.; Hallstedt, S.I. Company Risk Management in Light of the Sustainability Transition. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4137.
- Schulte, J.; Hallstedt, S.I. Self-Assessment Method for Sustainability Implementation in Product Innovation. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4336.
- Schulte, J.; Villamil, C.; Hallstedt, S.I. Strategic Sustainability Risk Management in Product Development Companies: Key Aspects and Conceptual Approach. Sustainablity 2020, 12(24), 10531.
Latest publications
- Jennifer Woofter, Jesko Schulte, Matilda Watz, "AI-assisted leading sustainability criteria development", Proceedings of the Design Society, EISSN 2732-527X, pp. 1671-1680, Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Jesko Schulte, Sophie Hallstedt, Matilda Watz, "Bridging academia and industry", Proceedings of the Design Society, EISSN 2732-527X, pp. 817-826, Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Jesko Schulte, Matilda Watz, Cecilia Braga, Jennifer Woofter, Patricia Lagun Mesquita, "Evaluating two approaches for sustainability criteria identification and assessment in support of early product development decisions", Proceedings of the Design Society, EISSN 2732-527X, pp. 1541-1550, Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Jesko Schulte, Sophie Hallstedt, Matilda Watz, Irene Lo Vecchio, Matteo Caprioli, Silvia Zanazzi, "Impact of sustainable product development tools through intermediaries", Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, EISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 572, Elsevier, 2026
- Jesko Schulte, "Teaching and learning controversial issues in environmental and sustainability education", Environmental Education Research, ISSN 1350-4622, EISSN 1469-5871, Routledge, 2026
Current projects
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