The fourth CSEAR Ireland conference will be hosted by the Department of Accounting at Queen’s Business School in Belfast on the 8th, 9th and 10th of November 2023. The theme of the conference is 'The Role of Sustainability Accounting, Accountability and Governance in Transitioning Towards the Sustainable Development Goals'. 

This conference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners interested in issues related to Social and Environmental Accounting Research. The spirit of the conference is collegiate and inter-disciplinary, and we aim to provide a forum for discussion, collaboration and intellectual exchange for all those interested in any of these fields of research or practice. 

The keynote plenary will be delivered by Professor Leonardo Rinaldi from Royal Holloway, London.

An early career workshop titled “Perspectives on the Publication Process” will be held on the afternoon of 8th November 2023, followed by the main conference sessions the following two days.

We welcome abstracts of 500 words or more on the theme, or on the broader themes of social and environmental accounting research. In keeping with the traditions of CSEAR, we invite diverse methodological approaches and interdisciplinary work that contributes to our understanding of social and environmental accounting, and the societal impact of accounting, accountability and governance. 

Please see delegate information here.

Agenda:

Wednesday 8 November:

15:30 - 17:30: Early career workshop on “Perspectives on the Publication Process”. 

Thursday 9 November:

8:30 - 9:00: Registration for the conference 

9:00 - 9:30: Welcome

9:30 - 11:00: Parallel sessions

11:00 - 11:30: Coffee break

11:30 - 13:00: Parallel sessions

13:00 - 14:30: Lunch

14:30 - 16:00: Plenary session. Guest speaker: Professor Leonardo Rinaldi from Royal Holloway University, London 

16:00 - 16:30: Coffee break

16:30 - 17:30: Parallel sessions

18:30 - 21:00: Dinner

Friday 10 November:

9:00 - 10:30: Parallel sessions

10:30 - 11:00: Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30: Practitioners’ forum: “Accounting for SDGs transition in different settings: challenges and opportunities” 

12:30 - 12:45: Conference closing session

12:45 - 14:30: Lunch

Registration close

Monday 16 October.