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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

Please noted: Papers submission deadline already ended! 

Registration & Fee

The registration is still open until Sunday, 16th August 2026.

https://www.uni-bamberg.de/bwl-controlling/service-1/webformular-ba/

 

Conference Fee:

300 € (PhD student: 225 €)

 

Please note that the registration fee is non-refundable.
 

Conference program

coming soon, by July 24th
 

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 Business School and Athens University of Economics & Business)
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)