About The Conference

Join distinguished thought leaders for a transformative conference focused on sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting in business. Gain insights from leading practitioners, researchers, and industry experts to uncover best practices, share innovative approaches, and explore how sustainability is reshaping business strategies. This conference will provide valuable opportunities to enhance your organization’s ESG efforts, while fostering meaningful dialogue between academia and industry to drive impactful change in the business world.

Who Should Attend

• Business professionals
• Academics
• ESG experts
• Industry stakeholders

Schedule and Speakers

8 – 8:15 AM – Opening Remarks

Vanitha Swaminathan, Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives and Thomas Marshall Professor of Marketing

8:15 – 9:15 AM

Session 1 – Stakeholder Governance

In this session, scholars will present innovative research that examines how firms can structure governance to represent the interests of varied stakeholders and leverage their contributions to the firm.

Speakers:

• Sinziana Dorobantu, New York University
• Jiao Luo, University of Minnesota
• Trevor Young-Hyman, University of Pittsburgh (Session Chair)

9:30 – 10:45 AM

Session 2 – Sustainable Reporting

Regulators around the world have been pushing for greater transparency about corporate sustainability. Measuring and reporting play a key role in monitoring corporate sustainability performance. This session will highlight key research findings on this topic.

Speakers:

• Michael Kimbrough, University of Maryland
• Hai Lu, University of Toronto
• Mark Ma, University of Pittsburgh (Session Chair)

10:45 – 11 AM

Coffee and Networking Break

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Session 3 – Sustainable Supply Chains

Using a range of empirical methods, speakers will explore key challenges in managing social responsibility throughout the supply chain, from ethical sourcing to efficient delivery.

Speakers:

• Tim Kraft, NC State University
• Xiaoyang Long, University of Wisconsin – Madison
• León Valdés, University of Pittsburgh (Session Chair)

12:30 – 1:30 PM

Lunch & Keynote

Resilient Organization Architecture
John Camillus, The Donald R. Beall Professor of Strategic Management & Faculty Director, Center for Sustainable Business

1:30 – 1:45 PM

Coffee and Networking Break

1:45 – 3:00 PM

Session 4 – Sustainability Communications

Speakers will highlight consumers’ receptivity—or backlash—to sustainability initiatives. This will help us understand how firms should better communicate about sustainability.

Speakers:

• Gergana Nenkov, Boston College
• Remi Trudel, Boston University
• Helen Van der Sluis, University of Pittsburgh (Session Chair)

3:00 – 4:00 PM

Wrap-up + Networking