Connect with leading researchers from the field of CSR, get up to date with the latest research results, and be part of the most current scientific debate on sustainability reporting and transparency
As an integral component of the overall conference, the smaller-scale academic conference offers ample opportunity for interaction and exchange between academics and practitioners. A series of six debates will focus on important topics in sustainability/CSR reporting. These interactive sessions, organized by Prof. Ans Kolk and Prof. Brendan O’Dwyer of the University of Amsterdam, will bring together prominent established scholars and younger researchers to explore the following themes:
Sustainability Reporting
Thursday 27 May, 9:00 - 10:15
Chair: Prof. Mark Cohen, Resources for the Future
Speakers
• Prof. Karen Paul, Florida International University
• Dr. Francesco Perrini, Bocconi University
• Prof. Ans Kolk, University of Amsterdam
Assurance of Sustainability Reporting
Thursday 27 May, 11:00 - 12:15
Chair: Dr. Ian Thomson, University of Strathclyde
Speakers
• Prof. David Owen, University of Nottingham
• Prof. Brendan O'Dwyer, University of Amsterdam
• Dr. Paolo Perego, Rotterdam School of Management
Carbon Disclosure
Thursday 27 May, 14:00 - 15:15
Chair: Prof. Ans Kolk, University of Amsterdam
Speakers
• Dr. Mike Toffel, Harvard Business School
• Dr. Jonatan Pinkse, University of Amsterdam
• Dr. Rory Sullivan, Insight Investment
NGO Accountability
Thursday 27 May, 16:00 - 17:15
Chair: Prof. Brendan O'Dwyer, University of Amsterdam
Speakers
• Prof. Aldnoor Ebrahim, Harvard University
• Prof. Jeffrey Unerman, University of Manchester
• Dr. Gloria Agyemang, University of London
Carbon Performance and Measurement
Friday 28 May, 9:00- 10:15
Chair: Prof. Frank Figge, Queen's University Belfast
Speakers
• Dr. Tobias Hahn, Euromed Marseille Management School
• Dr. Timo Busch, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
• Bill Blackburn, William Blackburn Consulting
Connecting Sustainability Reporting and Internal Organizational Processes
Friday 28 May, 11:00 - 12:15
Chair: Prof. Jeffrey Unerman, University of Manchester
Speakers
• Dr. Colin Dey, University of Dundee
• Dr. Ian Thomson, University of Strathclyde
• Dr. Linda Lewis, University of Sheffield
• Dr. Georgios Georgakopoulos, University of Amsterdam
Poster Presentations
In addition to the academic sessions, poster presentations will provide opportunities for junior and senior scholars to discuss their latest research with those present at the conference. The posters will be located outside the academic conference meeting rooms in order to provide the greatest opportunity for engagement and discussions around the research.
The following twelve posters were selected from a large pool of applicants.
Alberto Fonseca, Amanda Macdonald, Emily Dandy & Paul Valenti
University of Waterloo, Canada
Sustainability reporting in Canada's higher education sector: Current state and future directions
Angela Pinilla Urzola
University of Nottingham, UK
Sustainability assurance and accountability: The stakeholder perspective
W. Richard Sherman
Saint Joseph's University, USA
Does adoption of the GRI G3 framework make triple bottom line reporting more comparable?
Marcelle Colares Oliveira, Marcia Martins Mendes De Luca, Vera Maria Rodriguez Ponte & Augusto Marcos Carvalho Sena
University of Fortaleza & University of Ceará, Brazil
Disclosure of social information by Brazilian companies
Julie Cotter & Pran Boolaky
University of Southern Queensland, Australia
GRI sustainability disclosure guidelines and the quality of sustainability disclosures by Australian companies
Irene Jonkers & Tineke Lambooy
Nyenrode Business Universiteit, NL
The market for information services on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Akrum Ekara & Mark Whittington
University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Assessing the measurement of quality, rather than the quantity, of sustainability reporting: What gets measured gets managed
Elisabeth Poirier-Garneau
Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
From reporting to improvement: An analysis of Canadian sustainability reports
Richard Grogan
Michigan State University, USA
Corporate sustainability reporting: Common indicators and improvement over time, with implications for comparability and the business case for sustainability
Gwendolen White & Mark Myring
Miller College of Business, USA
Quality of sustainability reports: Impact on analysts' forecasts
Margareth Gfrerer & Meta Silvyani
University of Indonesia & PA CSR, Indonesia
Sustainability of CSR activities of Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises through integrated links
Lilian S. Outtes Wanderley, José Milton de Sousa Filho & Francisca Farache
NHTV/CSTT, NL, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil & University of Brighton, UK
Corporate social responsibility disclosure on the web in financial companies from non-OECD countries
