CALL FOR PAPERS
"Measuring What Matters: The Future of
Sustainability Management Accounting"
24th-26th, June 2026
Vieste, Italy
Information about Registration to be released soon...
Submit your extended abstract (500 w) to maas@ese.eur.nl
Our 29th EMAN EU Conference will be held in Vieste, Italy this year. The theme of our conference will be ‘Measuring What Matters: The Future of Sustainable Management Accounting’. This EMAN conference, organized by Professor Karen Maas, Open University Heerlen, will be linked to the 2026 Erasmus Blended Intensive Program (BIP) on Accounting for Sustainability organized by Professor Antonio Corvino and Professor Elisabetta Mafrolla from the University of Foggia, Italy.
Wednesday, June 24rd, 2026
16:00 - 18:00, Steering Committee
18:00 - 20:00, Excursion
20:00, Welcome Cocktail.
Thursday, June 25th. 2026
08:30 - 14:00, Registration.
09.00 - 09.30, Opening session
09:30 - 11:00, Parallel Sessions.
11:00 - 11:30, Coffee Break.
11:30 - 13:30, Round Table.
13:30 - 15:30, Lunch.
15:30 - 17:00, PhD Students Poster Sessions.
17:00 - 17:30, Coffee Break.
21:00, Conference Dinner.
Friday, June 26th, 2026
09:30 - 11:30, Parallel Sessions
11:30 - 12:00, Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:15, Plenary Session
13:15 - 13:30, Closing Session
13:30, Lunch
The BIP program will take place from June 22nd-26th (info: elisabetta.mafrolla@unifg.it) and the EMAN conference will take place from 24th- 26th of June 2026. The BiP program targets Master and PhD students from the EU, the EMAN conference targets PhD students and researchers from all countries. It is a great opportunity for EMAN to attract more students and for the BIP students to join one day of the EMAN conference. Students can present their research during a poster session as well as during the paper presentations or round table discussions. Researchers can present their work during the paper sessions, round table and discussion sessions. EMAN is a welcoming network specifically providing a developmental atmosphere welcoming researchers and practitioners to discuss the newest insights, challenges and opportunities related to Sustainability Management Accounting.
Topics covered by EMAN EU Conference 2026
Sustainability Management Accounting.
Omnibus, CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy.
Sustainability reporting and double materiality.
Sustainability assurance.
Sustainability and management system.
Sustainability management accounting and decision making.
Societal impact of NGOs, governments and governmental organisations
Traditional EMAN Topics
Sustainability management and measurement tools for management control.
Sustainability (Integrated) reporting and accounting.
Social entrepreneurship, sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainability performance.
Sustainable Supply Chain Management.
Material and energy flow accounting.
Water, forest, biodiversity accounting and sustainability of business.
Life Cycle Assessment for innovations.
Incorporating sustainability competences in Higher Education Institutions.
Others traditionally accepted in EMAN Conferences.
Programme (provisional)
Wednesday, June 24rd, 2026
16:00 - 18:00 Steering Committee
18:00 - 20:00 Excursion
20:00 Welcome Cocktail.
Thursday, June 25th. 2026
08:30 - 14:00 Registration.
09.00 - 09.30 Opening session
09:30 - 11:00 Parallel Sessions.
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break.
11:30 - 13:30 Round Table.
13:30 - 15:30 Lunch.
15:30 - 17:00 PhD Students Poster Session.
17:00 - 17:30 Coffee Break.
17:30 - 19:00 Parallel Sessions.
21:00 Conference Dinner on the beach.
Friday, June 26th, 2026
09:30 - 11:30 Parallel Sessions.
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break.
12:00 - 13:15 Plenary Session.
13:15 - 13:30 Closing Session.
13:30 Lunch.
SPECIAL ISSUE
Selected articles from the conference in a top ranked journal
Call for papers to be released soon...
Proceedings of the Poster Session for PhD students
(with ISBN/ISSN)
Special Prices of the hotel**** for the EMAN Conference:
Double room (single use) in B&B: 90 €
Double room (2 persons) in B&B: 120 €
Write EMAN Conference in the email in order to get discounted prices.
Family rooms and apartments also available at discounted prices.
Hotel of the Conference Hall: ricevimento@imelograni.it
Hotel in the Old Town: info@occasulmare.it