Joaquina Niembro holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the UAM, a master’s degree in sustainable development from the Tecnológico de Monterrey, and a Ph.D. from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. She has more than 15 years of experience in applied sustainability research, specializing in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and its integration into organizational decision-making. She is a research professor at the National Institute of Technology and Higher Education ( Universidad Panamericana ) and a member of the National System of Researchers (candidate level).
His work focuses on linking scientific knowledge to its implementation in real-world contexts
through the development of methodologies, applied studies, and knowledge transfer projects in
strategic sectors. He has contributed to the design of analytical tools and evaluation frameworks that enable the incorporation of environmental criteria into production processes, policies, and corporate strategies.
She has led applied research projects, including the most recent one, “
” and “Sustainable 2025,” whose findings have helped various organizations realign their
strategies, integrating sustainability as a key pillar of competitiveness and responsibility toward caring for our common home. She is an active contributor to regulatory and industrial standardization initiatives and a columnist for national media outlets, where she translates technical concepts into
content that is accessible to the business community and society at large.
His research focuses on the assessment and transformation of production systems
through the use of LCA as a methodological framework for analyzing socio-environmental impacts and
integrating circular economy principles. From this perspective, he studies corporate sustainability as a transformation process aimed at improving socio-environmental performance through the
development and application of analytical tools that facilitate decision-making toward more responsible and regenerative models.
Research Areas
- Corporate Sustainability