4th Annual Conference
[Hybrid - In-Person and Online]



1-2 July 2024

 

Venue

Athens | Greece

Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)



In partnership with


The University of Sheffield, University of Bradford, University of Southampton

&

Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)



Theme: The Role of Accounting, Finance & Governance in the Net Zero Era

The third annual conference of ASFAAG with its partners intends to bring academics, practitioners and policy makers under one platform to initiate a debate on the role of corporations in sustainability and sustainable development. We are inviting papers under the sub-themes:

 

  1. Climate Finance
  2. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Accounting and Finance 
  3. Sustainable Finance 
  4. Green Banking and Finance 
  5. Sustainability Reporting and Financial Integrity
  6. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure
  7. Sustainable Public Sector Governance
  8. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Sustainable Finance
  9. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Integrated Reporting (IR)
  10. IFRS and Sustainability Reporting Standards
  11. FinTech, Innovation, and Sustainable Finance
  12. Sustainable Corporate Governance
  13. Carbon Emission Disclosure 
  14. Emission Trading Systems
  15. Net Zero Emissions and Productivity
  16. Multi-Stakeholder Corporations in Achieving SDGs
  17. Responsible Business Practices and SDGs
  18. Responsible Banking and UN Financial Initiative
  19. Sustainable Poverty Alleviation, Microfinance, and Blue Banking 
  20. Deforestation, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Global Warming, and Sustainability
  21. Extinction Accounting Framework and Conservation
  22. Environmental Committees and Climate Change
  23. Environment Activist and Civil Society Representation in the Boardroom 
  24. Inclusion in the Workplace, Employee Welfare, and Diversity and Employee Representation in the Boardroom
  25. Female Board Member, Gender Equality, and Gender Pay Gap
  26. Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Modern Slavery
  27. Outsourcing CO2 Emission to the Developing Countries
  28. All other areas of Accounting, Finance, Corporate Governance

Conference Awards

Best Paper Award:

           Title: Do investors price physical climate risk? An analysis of weather-related power outages across the United States

           Author(s): Cem Onur Karatas (Adelphi University, USA), Mert Demir (City University of New York) and Terrence F. Martell (City University of New York)

Best PhD Paper Award:

           Title: The Impact of Female Board Representation on the SystemicRisk of Banks: A Comparative Analysis of Inside-Out and Outside-In Systemic Risk

           Author(s): Alexander Nitschke (University of Münster, Germany)

Academic Keynote Speaker

 

Professor


Andrew Stark

 
 

Alliance Manchester Business School

University of Manchester, UK

 

 

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Meet the Editors Speakers

Professor 


Andrew Stark

 
 

Senior Editor

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting

 

 

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Professor


Stergios Leventis

 
 

Editor-in-Chief

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing & Taxation

 

 

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Professor


Eva Liljeblom

 
 

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Sustainable Finance & Accounting

 

 

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Important Dates
 

New Submission Deadline

31st May 2024

Notification of Review Results

07 June 2024

Registration Deadline

21 June 2024

Registration Fees
 

Standard Registration Fee

£400

Full-Time PhD Student Fee

£300

[Morning/Afternoon Tea/Coffee/Snacks &Lunches included]

Conference Awards
 

ASFAAG Best Paper Award

ASFAAG Best PhD Paper Award

Conference Chair
 

Prof. George Chalamandaris | AUEB, GR

 

Organizing Committee
 

Prof. Sabur Mollah | University of Sheffield, UK

Prof. Saeed Akbar | University of Bradford, UK

Prof. Collins Ntim | University of Southampton, UK

Prof. Khaled Hussainey | Bangor University, UK

Prof. Manolis Kavussanos | AUEB, GR

Prof. Apostolos Ballas | AUEB, GR

Prof. Georgia Siougle | AUEB, GR

Prof. Andrianos Tsekrekos | AUEB, GR

Prof. Leonidas Doukakis | AUEB, GR

Prof. George Leledakis | AUEB, GR

Prof. Diogenis Baboukardos | AUEB, GR

Conference Partners