Summer School

12th-16th September 2022

Sustainability Management and Reporting

University of Pavia, Italy

A part-time week of conferences with internationally renowned experts in the field

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Registrations are open until the 10th July, 2022.

UPDATE: Extended deadline: 31st July, 2022

Thirty scholarships will be offered by the Committee to the best research proposals.

For any futher info: sustainabilitysummerschool@unipv

International Speakers - to be confirmed

Richard Bruce

Lecturer in Supply Chain Accounting and Finance & Chief Business Advisor to the University’s Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

University of Sheffield

Alessandro Ghio

Assistant Professor in Accounting

Laval University

Sophie Hoozée

Associate Professor of Management Accounting and Control, Dept. Accounting, Corporate Finance & Taxation

Ghent University

Mahmoud Marzouk

Lecturer in Accounting and Finance,
School of Business

University of Leicester

Andreas Hoepner

Full Professor, School of Business

University College Dublin

Objectives

The main aim is to provide participants with a universal and comprehensive knowledge of sustainability management and reporting, encompassing various disciplines, country experiences and perspectives.

A first aim of the summer school is to provide participants with the opportunity to obtain competences in this field. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues are becoming more and more integrated in all kinds of business. Not only sustainable actions are required and promoted at the European level by International and European policies on sustainable development and the European Commission's Green Deal, but also by more and more individuals, asking for firms’ responsible actions. For this reason, ESG issues are becoming crucial to address societal expectations and evolving market requirements. Certain companies are yet required by law to develop, alongside the financial statement, a Non-Financial Report, while other companies are developing and publishing Non-Financial Reports voluntarily. As ESG issues are becoming pivotal in corporate management and reporting, transparency is a fundamental requisite to be respected. Therefore, being able to manage and report ESG issues is as valuable as necessary in the modern business world.

A second aim of the summer school is making participants able to make comparisons and have a wider knowledge of the implications of managing and reporting ESGs. This will help to fill the gap between traditional teaching of management and accounting and the necessity of integration of sustainability, which is becoming increasingly asked by companies and organizations worldwide.

Organization of the Summer School

Blended modality: both online and in presence.
Part-time schedule: students will have time to work on their projects, to meet in Pavia for extra activities.
Final presentation: students will be asked to present a final project at the end of the Summer School.
Lecturers: professors and business experts coming from different Universities, departments and countries to allow for heterogeneity and different points of view.
Roundtables and workshops: to allow attendants to contribute and interact
Certificate of attendance: a finale certificate of attendance will be provided. Students may also ask for 3 ECTS/CFU credits recognition.

University of Pavia

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