3rd European Sustainability Accounting & Reporting Conference (ESARC)
10 and 11 September 2026, Bamberg
University of Bamberg
Germany
Call for Papers
We are pleased to announce the 3rd European Sustainability Accounting & Reporting Conference (ESARC) organised by University of Bamberg in Bamberg, Germany. The conference will take place at the facilities of the University of Bamberg, in the city centre. Bamberg is easy to reach by flight & train, or car. The ESARC Conference focuses specifically on all aspects of research on Sustainability Accounting and Sustainability Reporting. The conference comprises parallel full paper with discussants, developmental paper sessions and a doctoral stream.
The ESARC Conference welcomes submissions on multiple themes within the general scope of Sustainability Accounting and Sustainability Reporting that includes, but is not limited to, the following research areas are of interest:
The purpose of the modern corporate report
Implementation of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) in corporations
The role of the Omnibus process for sustainability reporting preparations in corporations
The effectiveness of sustainability reporting standards
Sustainability accounting measurement, metrics, KPIs and disclosure
The composition, visualisation, and format of sustainability reports
Sustainability accounting, reporting, and accountability in the public sector
Sustainability reporting assurance of and the future of auditing, assurance and related standards
The role of sustainability accounting and sustainability reporting in capital markets
ESG reporting versus sustainability reporting
Data sources for ESG information, including Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other business intelligence systems
Double materiality and business risk assessments
Sustainable governance
Current issues in the sustainability reporting standards arena – standards or standardisation?
The ESARC Conference welcomes papers using different methodological, empirical, theoretical, and conceptual approaches, including action research, case studies or experiments. Papers are invited on these topics and on other aspects of Sustainability Accounting and Sustainability Reporting.
DEADLINE
Papers should be submitted by 31st May 2026 (please mark as FULL or DEVELOPMENTAL paper) by emailing to esarc.management-accounting(at)uni-bamberg.de
Abstract and Full Paper
Please submit an abstract (maximum 500 words) or a short developmental paper (up to 5,000 words) for developmental paper sessions.
Please submit an abstract and full paper for parallel sessions. Discussants will be allocated to full paper submissions, and we expect that all presenters will be prepared to act as discussants on other papers and to chair a session.
Notification of Acceptance
The acceptance of submissions will be announced by 14th June 2026
Registration & Early Bird Fee
The registration opens 1st March 2026 on this website and the deadline for the Early Bird Fee is Friday 21th June 2026
Conference Venue
An der Universität 5, 96047 Bamberg, Germany
Conference Organiser
Prof. Dr. Frank Schiemann (University of Bamberg)
Conference Co-Organiser
Prof. Dr. Gunnar Rimmel (Aalborg University Business School)
Conference Scientific Committee
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diogenis Baboukardos (Audencia & University of Athens)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Joanna Krasodomska (Krakow University of Economics)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ronita Ram (Henley Business School)
Prof. Dr. Gunnar Rimmel (Aalborg University Business School)
Prof. Dr. Frank Schiemann (Bamberg University)