Olivier Boiral is a professor at the Faculty of Business Administration of Universite Laval and holds the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Development Management Standards. Recipient of a PhD from HEC Montreal, his recent research has focused on the implementation of international management standards and critical analysis of the sustainable development concept. His most important papers on ISO certification and environmental management systems have been published in Organization Science, Long Range Planning, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, International Labour Review and Quality Management Journal.