South & North America

 

ASFAAG American Chapter Conference 2026

between 5^th - 7^th March 2026 in Miami, Florida  

on

Sustainability by Design – Rethinking Business for a Changing World

Submission Deadline: January 15,  2026

Notification of Review Results: January 20, 2026

Registration Deadline: February 05, 2026

The Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance (ASFAAG), in association with the FIU Institute of Environment and the College of Business (FIU Business), will host its 2026 American Chapter conference under the theme: “Sustainability by Design: Rethinking Business for a Changing World.”

This conference will serve as a platform for innovative scholarship and dialogue focused on sustainability, resilience, and responsible business practices. It aims to bring together academics, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore how organizations can proactively shape sustainable futures in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

The keynote speaker for the event will be Prof. Michael Goldstein, the Donald P. Babson Chair in Applied Investments and Professor of Finance at Babson College. Prof. Goldstein also serves as the Editor of Financial Management and the Editor-in-Chief of Weather, Climate, and Society.

The conference will feature multiple high-level panels with leading policy makers, industry experts, and corporate executives, offering a dynamic platform for dialogue on sustainability, finance, and governance.

We invite theoretical, empirical, or applied paper submissions in the areas of sustainability. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

• Climate Finance
• Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaption
• Sustainable Business Practices and Firms’ Profitability
• Policy, Regulation, and Global Coordination
• ESG Disclosures and Corporate Reporting Practices
• Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Analytics, and Machine Learning in the Context of Sustainability
• Managing the Triple Bottom Line
• Striking the balance between shareholders and other stakeholders' interests
• Sustainability and Gender Diversity
• Financial Reporting Quality and Accountability
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Financial Innovation and Climate Transition
• Carbon Emissions, Carbon pricing, Net-zero Commitments
• Biodiversity Finance
• Green Washing
• Green Banking
• Governance, Incentives, and Corporate Accountability
• Sustainability and Executive Compensation
• Political Changes and Business Organizations
• Natural Resources Risk Mitigation
• Market Mechanisms for Natural Resource Resilience
• Risk, Disclosure, and Financial Stability
• Emerging Markets, Adaptation, and Development Finance
• Data, Technology, and Financial Innovation
• Academic and Educational Frontiers
• Other Finance, Accounting and Management Areas

The conference is designed as a workshop-style event to foster in-depth dialogue and constructive feedback. As such, a select number of papers will be invited for presentation. In addition to research presentations, the program will feature keynote addresses, expert talks, and panel discussions with distinguished scholars, senior corporate leaders, and government officials.

• PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Papers will be submitted by using this link: https://forms.gle/kJD8SD7k3yWNBXbRA

Submissions should be original and complete manuscripts in English and in PDF format. They should begin with a title page that includes the names, e-mail addresses, and affiliations of all authors as well as a 200-word abstract and keywords. A blinded PDF copy of the paper should also accompany the submission. All the submitted papers will be reviewed by a panel of Conference Committee Members.

• REGISTRATION FEES

Full-time Academic/Practitioners: $350
Full-Time PhD Students: $250
Online Presentations: $250

Please follow this link for the conference registration: https://forms.gle/in3Ptn28jzeLkqp59

• CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Conference Chair

Professor Arun Upadhyay, Professor of Finance, Florida International University, USA; Chair of the American Chapter of ASFAAG.

Members

Professor Erica Harris, Florida International University, USA; Secretary of the American Chapter of ASFAAG
Professor Sabur Mollah, Gettysburg College, USA & University of Sheffield, UK; Founding President, Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance (ASFAAG)
Professor Saeed Akbar, University of Bradford, UK; Founding Senior Vice President, Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance (ASFAAG)
Professor Abu Amin, Central Michigan University, USA
Professor Sudip Datta, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
Professor Al Ghosh, University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA
Professor Sridhar Gogineni, University of Tampa, USA
Professor Khaled Hussainey, Portsmouth University, UK; Founding Vice President, ASFAAG
Professor Subramanian Iyer, University of New Mexico, USA
Professor Pawan Jain, University of Memphis, USA
Professor Madhu Kalimipalli, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Professor Syed Kamal, University of Central Oklahoma, USA.
Professor Suchismita Mishra, Florida International University, USA
Professor Vikram Nanda, University of Texas Dallas, USA
Professor Collins Ntim, University of Southampton, UK; Founding Vice President, ASFAAG
Professor Andrew Prevost, University of Vermont, USA
Professor Rasim Simsek, Bilecik University, Turkey; International Co-ordinator of ASFAAG
Professor Jahangir Sultan, Bentley University, USA
Professor Bakhtear Talukdar, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, USA.
Professor Tianxia Yang, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA

• PROGRAM OUTLINE

The Conference will take place over three days at the Florida International University main campus in Miami, Florida. Day one of the conference will have an Inaugural session, academic keynotes, industry-academia panel and CEO Speak session. Days two and three of the conference will feature paper presentations and development workshops.

• ORGANIZERS

Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance (ASFAAG)

ASFAAG is a not-for-profit community interest organization, which is indented to work for the benefit of the local, national and international community and society at large. Our head office is located at Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Our executive committee comprises of top academic scholars from different regions of the United Kingdom. Our main objective is to strive for bringing sustainable and responsible business practices in the corporate world.

Florida International University College of Business

Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity and recognized as a Carnegie-engaged University. The Chapman Graduate School of Business has close to 2,000 graduate students making the College the most popular and largest professional college at Florida International University. FIU's College of Business attracts top faculty and students and is consistently ranked high in rankings.

Florida International University Institute of Environment

FIU's Institute of Environment represents one of the largest and most impactful environmental research programs in the world. The Institute is recognized as one of FIU's Preeminent Programs and includes cross-cutting initiatives such as Tropical Conservation Institute, Environmental Forensics & Public Health, Environmental Finance & Risk Management and Innovation for Sustainable Built Environments programs.

• OPPORTUNITY to SUBMIT in JOURNALS 

The Conference is Collaborating with these journals to offer the author(s) of accepted papers a no-fault submission option.

The Financial Review

In collaboration with the Financial Review (FR), the Conference offers the author(s) of accepted papers a “no-fault” submission option, which means that if the FR decides to review the paper and rejects it, the author(s) can submit the paper to the FR through the normal submission process. Papers submitted must not be under review at any journals.

The Journal of Financial Research

The Journal of Financial Research
The Journal of Financial Research (JFR) publishes original scholarly research across all major areas of finance including investments, portfolio management, capital markets and institutions, corporate finance, corporate governance, capital investment, financial accounting, experimental finance, and international finance.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14756803

Journal of Sustainable Finance and Accounting

The Journal of Sustainable Finance and Accounting (JOSFA) is the flagship journal of the Association for Sustainable Finance, Accounting, and Governance (ASFAAG), published by Elsevier. JOSFA promotes high-quality scholarship and research in the fields of sustainable and green finance, as well as sustainability accounting.

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