Personal profile
Curriculum
Frederic Penz studied business and psychology in Lüneburg, St. Gallen and Mexico City. During his studies he co-founded an agricultural cooperative in Guatemala and a vegan cheese start-up in Switzerland. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he co-founded a platform for mental health funded by the BMBF. He also gained experience in strategy consulting and with several DAX companies.
From May 2020 to April 2023, he coordinated the Leuphana Yunus Centre for Social Business and Values (YCSB). From January 2021, he established the Holistic Impact Incubator as part of the Startup Port project. From October 2020 to August 2024, he did his PhD at the Professorship for Sustainability Management and Economics on entrepreneurship for sustainable development, focusing in particular on the impact scaling and measurement of sustainable start-ups. He is currently responsible for establishing the Leuphana Social Innovation Community.
Education/Academic qualification
Sustainability economics and management, Doctorate , Entrepreneurship for sustainable development: From framing to scaling impact, Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
01.10.2020 → 07.08.2024
Award Date: 07.08.2024
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Strategy and International Managemen, Master thesis: Re-thinking strategic menagement: a guide towards true business sustainability, University of St. Gallen
Award Date: 28.02.2020
Business Psychology, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Award Date: 31.03.2017
Keywords
- Entrepreneurship
- Social Business
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Sustainable Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Entrepreneurship
- Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
- Sustainability Economics
- Sustainability Transformation
- Sustainability Transition
- Sustainability Science
- Management studies
- Business psychology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Projects
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TrICo Subproject: Community Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Hoyer, R. (Project staff), Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic), Reihlen, M. (Project manager, academic), Farny, S. (Project manager, academic), Cnossen, B. (Project manager, academic), Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Penz, F. (Project staff), Lommel, L. (Project staff) & Wulffen, C. (Project staff)
01.08.23 → 31.12.27
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
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Wirkungsmessung in Social Entrepreneurship Organisationen: Bestandsaufnahme und Zukunftsperspektiven
Penz, F. & Olteanu, Y., 11.2024, Social Entrepreneurship in Deutschland : Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Praxis. Kenel, P., Eschweiler, J., Hackenberg, H. & Wihlenda, M. (eds.). transcript Verlag, p. 252-267 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Investors in environmental ventures want good money—and a clean conscience: How framing, interest rates, and the environmental impact of crowdlending projects influence funding decisions
Penz, F., Hörisch, J. & Tenner, I., 01.09.2022, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 182, 13 p., 121849.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Impactpreis der Fakultät Management und Technologie 2025
Lommel, L. (Recipient), Penz, F. (Recipient), Hoyer, R. (Recipient) & von Wulffen, C. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer
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Transfer- und Impact Award der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lommel, L. (Recipient), Penz, F. (Recipient), Hoyer, R. (Recipient), von Wulffen, C. (Recipient), Wenzel, M. (Recipient), Cnossen, B. (Recipient), Farny, S. (Recipient), Reihlen, M. (Recipient) & Weisenfeld, U. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer