Conferences and Events

Join CSEAR at one of the many conferences and events held every year around the world.

Conferences


CSEAR ITALY 2026
Jul
07-09
2026
Tue 7th July - Wed 9th July

10th CSEAR Italy Conference and 5th CSEAR Italy Doctoral Colloquium

Host: CSEAR Italy, Department of Management (University of Turin) Time: September 7–9, 2026 Location: Department of Management, University of Turin, Corso Unione Sovietica 218 bis, Torino, Italy

The Department of Management (University of Turin), in collaboration with the CSEAR Italy, is delighted to host the 10th Conference on Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) Italy, “20 Years of CSEAR Italy: learning from the past, mirroring the present, and shaping the future”, that will be held in Torino (Italy) on September 7–9, 2026. This will be preceded by the 5th CSEAR Italy Doctoral Colloquium, which takes place on September 7, 2026.

CSEAR NA 2026
Jul
22-23
2026
Wed 22nd July - Wed 23rd July

10th North American Conference on Social and Environmental Accounting Research

Host: CSEAR NA, Sprott School of Business Time: June 22-23, 2026 Location: Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The 10th CSEAR North America Conference will be a deliberately informal gathering and discussion forum for researchers, teachers, students and practitioners concerned with social and environmental accounting, teaching and research in the very widest sense. Its emphasis is on a high level of interaction, discussion and debate in a friendly, supportive and relaxed atmosphere.

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Other events


Reading Group
Reading Group
Thursday 16th January

Accountability and Spacetimemattering: A Posthumanist Lens on Contemporary Accounting Practices (w/Hendrik VOLLMER, Eija VINNARI and Matias LAINE)

Reading group
Host: Matt Sorola Time: 14:00–15:00 BST Location: Online - Zoom meeting

In this session, we explore Karen Barad’s Meeting the Universe Halfway and its underexamined insights into accountability. Barad’s concept of spacetimemattering reframes accountability as an ethical practice intrinsic …

Price £Free per person per person

Please contact Matt Sorola (m.sorola@tbs-education.fr) if you would like to attend

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Wednesday 28th August

ECoP 9: “What does it mean to teach accounting in the Anthropocene ?” 28 August 2024 (11:00 – 12:30)

Host: Time: BST Location: University of St Andrews Business School

The CSEAR Education Community of Practice (ECoP) will host an Education panel during the 34th International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research on 28 August (1100-1230). …

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Monday 26th August

ECoP 8: Innovative pedagogical practices to embed sustainability in the accounting curriculum

Host: Time: BST Location: University of St Andrews Business School

The CSEAR Education Community of Practice (ECoP) will host an in-person half-day workshop on the theme of ‘Innovative pedagogical practices to embed sustainability in the accounting curriculum’ …

Price ££18 per person

csear@st-andrews.ac.uk

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Reading Group
Reading Group
Thursday 18th April

Wikileaks as counter-accounting? A how to guide. (w/Jane Andrew and Max Baker)

Host: Matt Sorola Time: Asia/Pacific – 8-9:00 (AEST) Africa/EU – 9-10:00 (CET) BST Location: Online - Zoom meeting

Leaked documents can help expose hidden power dynamics in a way that corporate reports cannot. In this session we explore the overlooked potential of leaked information, such …

Price £Free per person

Please contact Matt Sorola (m.sorola@tbs-education.fr) if you would like to attend

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Webinar
Webinar
Thursday 11th April

CSEAR ECoP 7: Learning autonomy and SEA experiments

Host: Michelle Rodrigue & Shona Russell Time: 1500 - 1600 GMT BST Location: Online via Zoom.

Join us online on April 11 at 15:00 (GMT) to discuss ‘Learning autonomy and SEA experiments’ as we will learn from the Sustainability Accounting Learning Platform for …

Price £Free per person

contact CSEAR@st-andrews.ac.uk

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Thursday 7th March

Reflecting on your academic journey: finding your place in the Social and Environmental Accounting community

Host: Juliette Senn and Madlen Sobkowiak Location: Online

Are you an Early Career Researcher eager to navigate the dynamic world of academia in the realm of Social and Environmental Accounting? Do you aspire to discover …

Price £Free to CSEAR members per person
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