CSR events

Some forthcoming events from EABIS…

“Global Leadership, Global Ethics? In search of the ethical leadership compass”
15-17 May, Ashridge, UK

The potential of CSR to support the integration of core EU strategies
15-16 June, Berlin, Germany

EABIS & ESADE PhD Conference

EABIS and ESADE are pleased to launch the Call for Contributions for the PhD Conference which will take place on September 23 in Barcelona

As in former years, the topic of the PhD Conference is in line with the Annual Colloquium – “The Role and Purpose of Business in Society: Challenges and Issues for Global and Corporate Governance” – by which it is immediately preceded. Please note that we welcome contributions from doctoral candidates working on all business in society issues.

The deadline for contributions is June 22. The selected candidates will be informed on July 24. Please download the full call here.

Please contact daniel.arenas@esade.edu for all related questions.

ESRC RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES

ESRC RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES

 

‘When worlds collide’: contested paradigms of corporate social responsibility

 

17 June 2009 

Cass Business School

Bunhill Row EC1Y 8TZ

 

Seminar Three

 

How, in a world of depleting resources, we can ensure equity between business and society?

 

Environmental matters raise important human rights questions, which sit at the heart of the CSR debate. Given the asymmetry of representational power between corporate bodies and individuals, who can mediate between the demands of business and the rights of individuals? Is it possible to meet the needs of business without limiting individuals’ rights?  In the case of greenhouse gas emissions, how do we ensure that the burden is not wholly placed on business? Yet, what responsibility has business for the question of externalities?  These questions prompt consideration of the over-all policy framework to deliver on environmental sustainability. Following the theme of  individuals vs business, is the “business case” for climate change really just a fiction or a political decision?

 

Presentations by

• Professor Jan Bebbington, University of St Andrews
• Dr Ruth Lee,  Economist and Broadcaster
• Chiew Chong – WWF and the Living Planet Fund
• Will Oulton – FTSE4Good Index

 Responses by

• Mark Schofield – PWC
• Professor Roger Steare, Cass Business School
• Mallen Baker – CR Commentator – www.mallenbaker.net

 

Further information from:   

alan.murray@shef.ac.uk or Paul Palmer – profpalmer@city.ac.uk

Conference on Global Leadership, Global Ethics?

Ashridge International Research Conference: Global Leadership, Global Ethics? In search of the ethical leadership compass

Dates of conference: 15-17 May 2009

Ashridge Business School, near London

The conference is being run in association with a special issue of the Journal of Business Ethics.

Contact: Professor Carla Millar, Conference Chair, carla.millar@ashridge.org.uk

Website: http://www.ashridge.org.uk/AIRC

Pre-Announcement – Call for Contributions – EABIS 2009 Colloquium

For the 2009 Colloquium, at IESE Business School, Barcelona, 21-22 September, we invite research proposals and corporate presentations and case studies that address the theme

“The Governance Challenges at Corporate and Global Levels in Times of Crisis & Implications for the Purpose and Role of Business in Society”

The submission deadline for contributions is FRIDAY 22 MAY. The full call and submission guidelines will be released in the weeks to come. For more information, please contact Prof. Joan Fontrodona: jfontrodona@iese.edu

For the PhD Day, taking place on September 23 at ESADE, submission deadline is 22nd of June. For all questions regarding the PhD Day, please contact Prof. Daniel Arenas at: daniel.arenas@esade.edu

‘Greening The Supply Chain 09: Sustainability versus Value For Money?’

12th May 2009                                                             
The Barbican Centre, London

Speakers will include:                                                                        

Tom Watson MP, Minister for Sustainable Procurement
Fiona Ross, Head of Centre for Sustainable Procurement, OGC
Dr Rachel Mason-Jones, Head of Supply Chain Management, University of Glamorgan
Collan Murray, Senior Procurement Manager, GLA Group
Colin Cram, Former Chief Executive of the North West Centre of Excellence

                                               

The UK government has ensured that the public sector is committed to leading by example in delivering sustainable development objectives through its procurement of buildings, goods and services, and encompasses all issues involved in delivering economic, social and environmental policy objectives.

Greening the supply chain has never been more important and as a result this event will examine the need for ethical and sustainable procurement.

National and international supply chains need to be less resource-intensive. Greening the supply chain is about reducing energy usage and the use of raw materials whilst ensuring sustainability and diversity in the world’s ecosystems. Reducing the massive waste that leads to an excessive need for waste disposal and landfill is also hugely important.

UK public sector organisations must encourage this by insisting on:
• Greener and shorter supply chains;
• Innovative ways to achieve this;
• Working with academics, suppliers and markets to achieve the shared goal.

‘Greening The Supply Chain 09: Sustainability versus Value For Money?’, the second in our series of Procurement events, is designed to support the delivery of government sustainability and sustainable development policies, objectives and initiatives. It will give all those responsible for commissioning, delivering and procuring public services an understanding of how to achieve this whilst introducing sustainable practices and without sacrificing value for money.

                                        Further details of the event here

 

Why should you attend ‘Greening The Supply Chain: Sustainability versus Value for Money’?:

- LEARN about and debate key developments from an exceptional line-up of speakers

- UNDERSTAND how these will affect sustainable procurement across various areas of government

- GAIN a greater understanding of how procurement will increasingly support the delivery of sustainability.

- DEVELOP an understanding of how sustainable procurement relates to and must contribute to the delivery of central and local government policies, strategies, objectives and services surrounding greening the supply chain

- KEEP abreast of future developments that will affect you and your job role

- NETWORK with other professionals

- LEARN how you can make a difference  

To confirm your complimentary attendance at this event EMAIL YOUR DETAILS or contact Matthew Warrilow on 0161 832 7387.

Please note places are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

CSR conference, Finland, Sep 2009

Please remember to send your abstracts by 15 March to

 

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2009:

University of Vaasa, Finland

7-9 September 2009

http://www.crrconference.org

 

Topics include but are not limited to:

 

Responsible leadership

CR innovations

CR in developing countries

Responsible accounting and reporting

CR & Diversity

Ethical and fair trade

CR in global economy

Corporate governance

CR in supply chains

SMEs & CR

Business ethics & NGOs

CR standards and tools

Corporate sustainability management

Corporate social & cultural responsibility

Sustainable entrepreneurship

Ethical consumers

 

Abstracts

Initial abstracts of a maximum of 250 words should be emailed to

abstracts@crrconference.org by 15 March 2009. Files should be sent in

MS Word or PDF format, and the file name should be first author’s

surname. Please include names, affiliations and contact details of

authors. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 15 April 2009.

 

PhD Workshop

Keynote speeches will start the PhD Workshop on afternoon of 7

September. All PhD students will be provided with feedback from a

panel of experienced PhD student supervisors in the field.

 

Best Paper Awards

The conference committee will review all papers presented and award

two prizes for the CRRC best overall paper and the CRRC best PhD paper

at the conference dinner on 8 September. Criteria for the selection

process are contribution to the research field, quality of the

research, innovativeness, and diversity of views.

 

Papers

The conference papers of a maximum of 6,000 words including references

should be emailed to papers@crrconference.org no later than 15 July

2009. Papers will not be accepted unless speaker(s) have registered

for the conference.

 

Publication of Papers

Conference papers of authors who wish will be published in the

University of Vaasa Publication Series. There is a simplified review

process for this paper series. Authors of responsible leadership

papers can submit their paper also for a special issue of Corporate

Social Responsibility and Environmental Management journal with a

double-blind review process. Furthermore, a Special Issue on CR &

Innovation is planned for a new journal.

 

Important Dates

 

15 March 2009: Deadline for abstracts

15 April 2009: Notification of accepted abstracts 

15 April 2009: Conference registration opens

15 July 2009: Deadline for registration 

15 July 2009: Deadline for full papers 

7 September 2009: CRRC PhD Workshop

8-9 September 2009: Corporate Responsibility Research Conference

 

 

More information from

http://www.crrconference.org

Conference Chair: tarja.ketola@uwasa.fi

BAM2009 conference – CSR track

*** REMINDER ***

BAM2009

15-17 September 2009

The Brighton Centre, Brighton

 

You can now make a submission to the BAM Conference at http://bam.ac.uk/conference2009/ (there is a track specifically on CSR)

 

Please note for 2009 there are four submission categories: Full paper, Developmental paper, Symposia and Workshop. Information on the submission process for each category can be found at http://bam.ac.uk/conference2009/guidelines.php

 

The closing date for all submissions is Friday 27 February 2009.

 

Contact the track chair: Ian Harwood (iah@soton.ac.uk)

Future CSR events

Details of some future BAM CSR SIG events for your diary… more details to follow:

 

June 17 – Chartered Accountant’s Hall, London  !! NOTE THE DATE CHANGE !!

ESRC Seminar 3

The Business – Society relationship. Who should pay for externalities?

Keynote – Professor Jan Bebbington, University of St Andrews

 

June 19 – Aston Business School

Teaching Good Practice Exchange

Following on from the success at Cass last year

 

September 1 – Centre of Social and Environmental Research, St Andrews University

ESRC Seminar 4

Human Rights as an issue of CR

This seminar precedes the Annual Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting. See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/management/csear

ESRC Research Seminar Series: BAM CSR SIG

 ESRC RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES

 

‘When worlds collide’: contested paradigms of corporate social responsibility

 

25 March 2009 

The Auditorium, Alcuin Research Resource Centre

 University of York

 

Seminar Two

Is Corporate Taxation Practice a CSR Issue?

 

The second seminar in the series will consider the role of taxation in responsible business practice. 

 

Significant issues regarding corporate engagement with sustainable development and social responsibility are related to tax regimes across continents. At the same time, evidence of tax avoidance by multinationals seems to challenge their CSR credentials and cast doubt on the ability of governments to collect taxes due, thus undermining national social policies. There is growing coverage in the media critical of the tax avoidance schemes many multi-nationals are adopting. The seminar will ask: Is corporate taxation practice a CSR issue? 

 

Among the additional questions covered will be: Can taxation be used to alter corporate and individual spending decisions? How are business and social resistance issues overcome? How far can national governments go without damaging their own international competitiveness? Is taxation an opportunity to orchestrate international co-operation? To what extend, in a free market economy, is intervention advisable?

 

The seminar will also consider issues relating to green taxation and possibilities for improved social justice through taxation policies.

 

Presentations by

• Professor Prem Sikka, University of Essex
• Richard Murphy, Tax Research LLP and the Tax Justice Network
• Gregory Morris, ex-Tax Partner, DLA Piper, now Nottingham University Business School

 

Responses by

• Professor Jane Frecknall-Hughes, The Open University
• Professor Matthias Beck, The York Management School

 

A panel discussion will follow with lots of time for questions from the floor.

 

Further information from: Alan Murray alan.murray@shef.ac.uk or Kathryn Haynes:  kh20@york.ac.uk

 

Registration and more information available : HERE