Dr Diego Alfonso Vazquez Brust - Research Manager

Career Experience and Qualifications

Diego is a Research Manager at BRASS. He holds degrees in Hydraulic and Civil Engineering from the University of La Plata (Distinction, Argentina), a postgraduate diploma in Project Administration from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Masters in Research Methods and in Business Administration (MBA, Distinction) from Royal Holloway School of Management, University of London. He completed his PhD also at Royal Holloway School of Management, University of London. His dissertation thesis was titled ‘Environmental Governance, Mindsets and Performance: A Discourse/Stakeholders Approach’.

Prior to joining BRASS Diego worked for the Interamerican Bank of Development (IDB) as a consultant in project administration (2005-2006) for the Quequen Harbour Project and in the public sector for the Argentinean Government as Programming and Investment Manager in the Reconquista River Project funded by the IDB (1997-2002)

Research Areas of Interest

Environmental Values, Mindsets and Practices; Policy Process and Decision Making; Discourse Analysis; Stakeholders Theory; Corporate Social Responsibility; Policy Evaluation; Research Methods; Managing, Reporting and Measuring Sustainability

Links to BRASS Research Projects

• Poverty and environmental risks and the role of business to reduce vulnerability
• Ethics and integrity in the mining industry
• Critical evaluation of business support in Wales
• Mining and Social Resistance in Argentina

• Affiliations

• Coordinator of Greening of Industry Network (since August 2009)
  Corresponding Member Argentinean Academy of the Environment (since  January 2010)

• Grants and Funding

• Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion Iberoamericana (AECI, 2009): EU 20.000, Project: Poverty, Environmental Risk, Stakeholders Integration and Business Responsibility (Phase II). Project Manager
  Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion Iberoamericana (AECI, 2008): EU 23.200, Project: Poverty, Environmental Risk, Stakeholders Integration and Business Responsibility. Project Manager.
  Welsh Assembly Government: (WAG, 2007): £ 19.800, Project: Critical Evaluation of Sustainable Funding in Wales. Project Manager

• Visiting Scholarships

• Almeria University, Spain. 27 April-12 May 2011
  Peking University: 8-22 June 2010
  Almeria University, Spain. 1-30 April 2010
  Buenos Aires University: 1 -30 November 2009
  Saxon University Netherlands. 6-16 April 2009
  Buenos Aires University: 1-30 October 2009
  Almeria University, Spain. 1-30 July 2008

• Seminars Organised

• Stakeholders engagement in the extractive industries , Policy Research Institute, London, 23 October 2010
  Global Financial Crisis and Sustainability. University of Almeria, 3-4 April 2009
  Kusumoto, M. and Vazquez, D. (2008) Challenges in Corporate Sustainability and Compliance, 14-16 July 2009
  Kusumoto, M. and Vazquez, D. (2008) Social Aspects of Sustainability, 18th July 2008                                                                 Sustainability in the Mining Industry: Buenos Aires, 10-12 November 2008 With N. Yakoleva and D. Mutti
  1st Iberoamerican workshop on Vulnerability, Entrepreneurship and Environmental Risk: Almeria, Spain, 2-5 December, 2008 With C. Natenzon and J. Plaza Ubeda

KeyNote presentations

• CSR and Conflict in the Mining Industry (with Natalia Yakovleva) . First Annual Conference of CSR in China. Beijing  10 June 2010

• Green-Growth: Wrap-up and Concluding remarks, Greening of industry conference, Seoul 15-19 July 2010

• Recent Publications

Journal Articles in Review

Zapata, C, Vazquez, D and Plaza-Ubeda, J . “Productive inclusion in the energy sector: How Petrobras is building and sustaining sustainability” , Journal of Business Ethics (Special Issue “Sustaining Sustainability in Organizations” Submitted 10 May 2011

Burgos-Jimenez, J, Vazquez-Brust, D and Plaza-Ubeda, J, Adaptability, entrepreunership and stakeholders integration: scenarios and strategies for environment and vulnerability, Environment, development and Sustainability, Submitted 30 March 2011

Vazquez Brust,  D , Sarkis, J, and CordeiroJ and (Eds)  (2010) Cross-border Partnerships for Sustainability and Innovation:  A role for South-driven Sustainability?, Springer. Proposal submitted 10 March 2011

Darnall, N, Ponting, C.  and Vazquez-Brust, D. Encouraging consumers’ eco-label use: the role of trust and environmental knowledge, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. Submitted 14 February 2011

Journal Articles resubmitted after minor changes

Burgos-Jimenez, J.,Vazquez Brust, D, and Plaza-Ubeda, J. "Environmental Protection and Economic Performance. An empirical analysis in Wales", International Journal of Operations and Production Management (resubmitted 18 April)

Academic Journal Articles

Mutti, D, Yakovleva N and Vazquez-Brust, D ( 2011) “Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Industry: Perspectives from Stakeholder Groups in Argentina”, ‘Resources Policy, special issue: CSR in developing Countries, published online 30-07-2011.  DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2011.05.001

Yakovleva N and Vazquez-Brust, D ( 2011)  "Refining CSR Priorities in Developing Countries: the Case of Mining MNCs in Argentina", Journal of Business Ethics. Published online 29/07/2011,  DOI 10.1007/s10551-011-0989-4

Cordeiro, J , Sarkis, J, Vazquez-Brust, D, Dijkshorn, J.  and Frater, L. ( 2011)  “Estimates and Correlates of Technical Efficiency of Solid Waste Management by Welsh SMEs: A Stochastic Frontier Approach”, Journal of the Operational Research Society, published online 27-07-2011. Doi:10.1057/jors.2011.22

Vazquez Brust D, Liston-Heyes, C, Plaza-Ubeda, J and Burgos-Jimenez, J, ( 2010)  ‘CSR, stakeholders’ management and stakeholders integration in Latin-America’,  Journal of Business Ethics, 91,2, 171-192,

Vazquez Brust, D and Liston-Heyes C, (2010). Environmental management Intentions: an empirical analysis of Argentinean firms , Journal of Environmental Management,  91. 1111–1122

Plaza Ubeda, J.A., Burgos-Jimenez, J.; Vazquez, D.A., Liston-Heyes  (2009) The Win-Win paradigm and Stakeholders Integration, Business Strategy & the Environment , 18, 8, 487-556.

Vazquez, D and Liston-Heyes C.  (2008)  ‘Corporate discourse and environmental performance in Argentina, Business Strategy & the Environment, 17, 3, 179-193

Books

Vazquez Brust, D and Sarkis, J . (Eds)  Green-Growth: Managing the Transition to Sustainable Capitalism. Subtitle: Learning by doing in East-Asia and Europe, Springer, forthcoming

Vazquez-Brust, D, Plaza-Ubeda, J, Burgos-Jimenez, J and Natenzon, C  ( 2011) : Business and Environmental Risks.
Subtitle: Spatial Interactions between environmental hazards and vulnerabilities in  Ibero-America, Springer Hardcover, ISBN 978-94-007-2741-0

Sarkis, J, CordeiroJ and Vazquez Brust,  D (Eds)  (2010) Facilitating Sustainable Innovation through Collaboration - A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective, Springer

Mutti, D, , Vazquez Brust, D, Nava-Fischer, E., Yakoleva, N and Di Marco, M (2008) La industria Minera y los conflictos Sociales Ambientales, Publicacion especial AAGE, 3-47

Book Chapters 

Zapata, C, Vazquez Brust, D  and Plaza-Ubeda, J . Institutional incentives and constraints to reduce social vulnerability and environmental risk though innovation: The small-producers Bio-fuels programme in Brazil in Lee, B ( ed) ‘’ Sustainable Resource Use and Technology Development ( Springer), forthcoming

Mc Entee, J  and Vazquez-Brust , D.  ( 2011) Surveying the Field: Applying the Just Sustainability Paradigm to Survey Research in Franklin, A. & Blython, P. (Eds)  Researching Sustainability: A Guide to Social Science Methods and Practice, Palgrave 

Vazquez Brust, D, Plaza-Ubeda, J and Natenzon, C   (2009) The challenges of businesses’ intervention in areas with high poverty and environmental deterioration:  promoting an integrated stakeholders’ approach in management education. In Wankel, C. and J. Stoner (eds) ‘ Management Education for Global Sustainability’, (Information Age Publishing, New York), pp. 175-206

Working Papers

Zapata, C, Vazquez Brust, D  and Plaza-Ubeda, ( 2010) Productive Inclusion of Smallholder Farmers in Brazil’s Biodiesel Value Chain: Programme Design, Institutional incentives and Stakeholders Constraints, UNDP International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.

Vazquez D and Hines, F , and  Van Baar R. and Dyjkhorn,J (2007) ‘Key findings and Recommendations for Environmental Business Support policies in Wales’, Welsh Assembly Government.

Reports

Zokaei, K, Z, Martinez, F, Vazquez Brust, D, Evans, B , Sarmadi, K and Peattie, K (2010) Best Practice Tools and Techniques for Carbon Reduction & Climate Change, Yorkshire Climate Change Council.
Vazquez D and Hines, F  2007 ‘A survey of Business Needs and Views on Environmental Business Support’, BRASS, Welsh Assembly Government Report , Vazquez D and Lopez, S , ‘An spatial analysis of Environmental Business Support and Infrastructure in Wales, Welsh Assembly Government Report,
Vazquez, D, Hines F, and  Van Baar ,R. and Pointing, C. 2007 ‘Critical Evaluation of Sustainable Funding in Wales: Environment Wales”, Welsh Assembly Government, May 2007, 
Vazquez, D, Hines F, Van Baar ,R. and Pointing, C. 2007 ‘Critical Evaluation of Sustainable Funding in Wales: the Sustainable Development Fund’, Welsh Assembly Government, May 2007,
Vazquez, D, Hines F and Van Baar ,R. 2006 ‘The BRASS Model for Evaluation of Sustainability, Efficiency and Effectiveness of Public Policies and Programmers’, BRASS/Welsh Assembly Government, 
Vazquez, D, and Hines, F.  ( 2006) ‘Green Dragon: A Welsh Environmental Management System’, BRASS/Welsh Assembly Government,

Conference Papers

Yakovleva, N and Vazquez-Brust, D , Multi-stakeholder governance initiatives: Addressing the challenges of artisanal small-scale mining sector in Ghana,  American Association of Geographers Annual meeting, Seattle,  8-12 April 2011

Vazquez Brust,  D ; Sarkis, J, Cordeiro J  Facilitating Sustainable Innovation through Collaboration - A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective ERSCP-EMSU ‘Knowledge Collaboration & Learning for Sustainable Innovation’  conference in Delft , 25-29 0ctober 2010.

Vazquez Brust, D and Liston-Heyes, C. Sustainability In Environmentally Conservative Firms: Lessons From Corporate Argentina JMS Conference The Foundations of sustainability: 27-29 September 2010, Loughborough

Yakovleva, N and Vazquez-Brust, D , Multi-stakeholder governance initiatives: Addressing the challenges of artisanal small-scale mining sector in Ghana,  Small Scale Mining and Poverty Seminar, Reading University, 22 September 2010

Darnal, N,, Pointing C, and VazquezBrust D. Encouraging consumers’ Eco-label use: the role of trust and environmental knowledge,  In GRONEN conference. Milan 23-27 July 2010

Vazquez Brust D, The environmental Values of Argentinean CEOs The 16th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference 2010, Hong-Kong- 28 May-2 Jun

Vazquez Brust, D and Cordeiro, J , The Impact of CEO Ethical Values on Environmental Management: Evidence From Argentina

Yakovleva N and Vazquez Brust, D, Refining CSR Priorities in Developing Countries: the Case of Mining MNCs in Argentina, XVIII Greening of industry conference, Seoul 15-19 July 2010

Darnal, N,, Pointing C, and Vazquez-Brust D., Why Consumers Buy Green: Climate change and  Eco-Labels, XVIII Greening of industry conference, Seoul 15-19 July 2010

Liston-Heyes, C., Vazquez Brust D, and Heyes, H.  ‘Perceptions of Regulatory Responsiveness to Changes in Environmental Performance: Evidence from Argentina’ XVIII Greening of industry conference, Seoul 15-19 July 2010

Martinez, F, Vazquez Brust, D, Zokaei, K, Z, and Peattie, K (2010) Best Practice Tools and Techniques for Carbon Reduction & Climate Change: the case of Adnam/s Brewery, XVIII Greening of industry conference, Seoul 15-19 July 2010

Burgos-Jimenez, J, Vazquez Brust, D, and Plaza-Ubeda, Adaptability, Entrepreunership and Stakeholders Integration: A framework for intervention in areas with high vulnerability and environmental deterioration, ICCSR Symposium, Nottingham, May 2010

Policy Papers

• ‘Key findings and Recommendations for Environmental Business Support policies in Wales’, Welsh Assembly Government, June 2007, with Hines, F. Van Baar R. and Dyjkhorn,J
• An spatial analysis of Environmental Business Support and Infrastructure in Wales, July 2007, with Lopez, S.
• ‘Critical Evaluation of Sustainable Funding in Wales: Environment Wales and the Sustainable Development Fund’, Welsh Assembly Government, May 2007, with Hines, F., Van Baar ,R. and Pointing, C.
• ‘A survey of Business Needs and Views on Environmental Business Support’, BRASS, Walsh Assembly Government, 2007, with Hines,F.
• ‘The BRASS Model for Evaluation of Sustainability, Efficiency and Effectiveness of Public Policies and Programmers’, BRASS/Welsh Assembly Government, December 2006, with Hines, F.
• ‘Green Dragon: A Welsh Environmental Management System’, BRASS/Welsh Assembly Government, November 2006, with Hines, F. and Van Baar, R.

Teaching Commitments

Diego lectures on the School of Management, Royal Holloway College, London University, intermediate year under-graduate course: Global Economy and in the same school MBA postgraduate course: Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy. He is also online coordinator for the courses of Economics, Marketing and Strategy for the University of London long distance learning MBA.