Projects per year
Personal profile
Teaching
- Financial, Sustainability & Integrated Reporting (Major International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship; Master Management & Sustainable Accounting and Finance; Minor Business Administration; Minor Business Administration)
- Sustainable Corporate Governance & Audit (Major International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship; Master Management & Sustainable Accounting and Finance)
- Pinkwashing in gender diversity reports (Complementary Studies Master)
- Research Projekt in Sustainable Accounting and Finance (Master Management & Sustainable Accounting and Finance)
- Bachelor, Master, and phd Forum
Curriculum
Patrick Velte is a professor for business administration, especially accounting, auditing & corporate governance at Leuphana University Lueneburg.
After his studies of Business Administration at the University of Hamburg, Professor Velte received his doctorate and post-doctorate qualification degree ("Habilitation") at the University Hamburg. Before joining the Leuphana University Lueneburg, he held various visiting and guest professor positions, including the University Trier, Hamburg and Lueneburg.
His research mainly deals with sustainability reporting, sustainability assurance and sustainable corporate governance.
Prof. Velte has published his research results in various (inter)national journals, such as the Journal of Accounting Literature, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, European Management Journal, Business Strategy and the Environment, Review of Managerial Science and Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.
Prof. Velte was awarded as "Top 2% Scientist" in the single recent year-rankings (2021-2025) and career long data (2025) list by Elsevier/Stanford University.
Moreover, the German magazine WirtschaftsWoche considered him among the most important business administration researchers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 2024 with fourth place and with sixth place regarding scientific lifetime career.
Research interests
- Sustainability & integrated reporting
- Sustainability assurance
- Sustainable corporate governance
Keywords
- Management studies
- Financial Accounting
- External Audit
- Corporate Governance
- Board composition
- Board diversity
- CSR Reporting
- Integrated Reporting
- Accounting regulation
- Tax Accounting
- Sustainability Science
- CSR Reporting
- CSR Assurance
- Integrated Reporting
- Law
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 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Research collaborations from the last five years
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Automated Text Analysis in Sustainability Reporting: Communication Style and Perceived Firm Risk
Unkhoff, B. (Project manager, academic) & Velte, P. (Coordination)
01.12.25 → 31.12.28
Project: Dissertation project
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Deloitte-Stiftung - Förderprogramm
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.25 → 30.09.26
Project: Research
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Transparency in Global Supply Chains: Drivers, Outcomes, and Accountability in Capital Markets
Bongert, F. J. (Project manager, academic) & Velte, P. (Coordination)
01.05.25 → 30.04.28
Project: Dissertation project
Research output
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Does state ownership impact corporate social responsibility (CSR): A literature review on country governance
Velte, P., 09.2026, In: Business Strategy and Development. 9, 3, 15 p., e70387.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The link between financial auditors and corporate social responsibility. A review of empirical studies and implications for future research
Velte, P., 07.2026, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 33, 4, p. 4916–4930 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Do female directors promote science-based emission-reduction targets?
Velte, P., 01.06.2026, In: Business and Society Review. 131, 2, 17 p., e70049.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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CEO duality and corporate social responsibility. A literature review with a focus on country effects
Velte, P., 06.04.2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 28 p., csr.70603.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Do CEO characteristics influence corporate carbon disclosure and performance? A status quo of prior studies and research recommendations
Velte, P., 26.03.2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Disclosure and Governance.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung vor der Kehrtwende – was das EU-Omnibuspaket wirklich bedeutet
Velte, P. (Speaker)
18.06.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
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Vorbehaltsprüfung von Nachhaltigkeitsberichten als unternehmerischer Werttreiber?
Velte, P. (Speaker)
11.05.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Do female directors promote science-based emission-reduction targets? Empirical results for European firms
Velte, P. (Speaker)
26.11.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
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Der Omnibus zur Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung und -prüfung. Die EU vor dem Scherbenhaufen?
Velte, P. (Speaker)
06.11.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
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Sustainability reporting regulations at the crossroads. The EU omnibus package
Velte, P. (Speaker)
15.10.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Prizes
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Ehrenpreis für Rechnungswesen und Controlling 2026
Velte, P. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer
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Highly Ranked Scholar Lifetime all (Rank 26: Accounting; Rank 48: Audit; Rank 56: Governance)/Prior five years (2021-2025) (Rank 1: Accounting; Rank 5: Governance; Rank 12: Environmental resource management; Rank 56: Sustainability)by Scholar GPS
Velte, P. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Ranking the world top 2% scientists/top 100,000 scientists (Elsevier/Stanford University) single year and career long term data
Velte, P. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Highly Ranked Scholar Prior Five years (2020-2024) by ScholarGPS (Rank 1: Accounting; Rank 2: Corporate Governance; Rank 6: Audit; Rank 6: Governance; Rank 45: Business and Management; Rank 1303: Overall (All Fields)
Velte, P. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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M&T Impact Award 2024
Velte, P. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Research
Press/Media
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Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Klimaneutralität und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. Wie der EU-Omnibus zur Nachhaltigkeit beide Ziele beeinträchtigt.
30.07.26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Haufe Sustainability: Zur Vorbehaltsprüfung von Nachhaltigkeitsberichten
01.10.25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Bürokratieabbau um jeden Preis? Brüssel für den Aufwand für Unternehmen verringern, gefährdet aber den Green Deal
03.03.25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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