His research intersects corporate social responsibility, corporate sustainability, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Panwar has also taught these topics to undergraduate and graduate students all over the world. He publishes his research in both Business and Forestry journals, and his previous work has appeared in Business and Society, Journal of Business Ethics, Organization and Environment, Journal of Public Affairs, Forest Policy and Economics, among others. He has co-edited two books: The Global Forest Sector: Changes, Practices, and Prospects (CRC Press) and Forests, Business, and Sustainability (Routledge). Panwar is the Editor of the journal Bioproducts Business.