Embedding Sustainability in Accounting and Management Curricula
Space is limited for in-person attendance.
Teaching sustainability in business schools is essential as it prepares future leaders to tackle critical global issues like climate change, resource depletion, and social inequality. This conference provides a platform for leading academics, business faculty, and industry experts to discuss how to embed sustainability into the core curriculum of professional accounting and other business programs.
We are thrilled to have Professor Patricia Dechow, a distinguished scholar and two-time recipient of the Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award, delivering a keynote on her motivations for writing the new textbook, Business Sustainability Reporting & Analysis. Additionally, business faculty and industry leaders will share their experiences and challenges in teaching sustainability, fostering a rich exchange of ideas and best practices.
When: November 15, 2024 | 8AM - 3:30PM
Where: Innovation Complex Rotunda, 3359 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6
Keynote and Featured Speakers
Keynote: Professor Patricia Dechow
Robert R. Dockson Professor of Business Administration and a professor of accounting at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California
Professor Blake Phillips
Director, School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo, Faculty pioneer in developing and teaching sustainability related courses
Professor Susan McGeachie
CEO of the Global Climate Finance Accelerator, an Executive-in-Residence and a member of the ESG Designation program faculty at the Rotman School of Management, and adjunct professor at the University of Toronto
Anoosha Lalani
Senior Manager in KPMG Canada’s Accounting Advisory Services Group and Corporate Knights 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders
Lisa French, MBA
P. Eng, CPA Canada Vice-President, Sustainability Standards, Vice-President, Financial Reporting & Assurance Standards Canada
Conference Agenda
| 8:30 AM | Registration and Morning Refreshments | |
| 9:00 AM | Introductory Remarks Professor Irene Wiecek | |
| 9:22 AM | Keynote Speech: Business Sustainability Reporting and Analysis Professor Patricia Dechow | |
| 10:15 AM | Managing Sustainability Programs in Business Schools Professor Blake Phillips | View Slides |
| 11:22 AM | Teaching Sustainability in Business Schools Professor Susan McGeachie | View Slides |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:17 PM | Practicing Sustainability as a professional accountant Anoosha Lalani | View Slides |
| 2:07 PM | The Changing Land Scape for Future Financial and Sustainability Reporting Lisa French, MBA | View Slides |
| 3:00 PM | Concluding Remarks |
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