37th CSEAR International Congress and 14th ESC

HOST: University of St Andrews Business School

Location: St Andrews, Scotland

The Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) is delighted to announce that the 37th International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research will take place at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, from 22–24 June 2027.

As the flagship gathering in the CSEAR calendar, the International Congress provides a welcoming, inclusive, and non-hierarchical forum for academics, practitioners, doctoral researchers, and policy advocates working across social, environmental, sustainability, and accountability research.

Pre-Congress Events: Monday, 21 June 2027

The Congress proper will be preceded by two essential community-building initiatives:

14th CSEAR Emerging Scholars Colloquium (ESC): A dedicated, supportive space providing PhD students and early-career researchers with constructive feedback, research development, and direct mentoring from an international faculty.
CSEAR Education Community of Practice (ECoP) Event: An interactive workshop exploring innovative pedagogy, curriculum design, and the critical integration of sustainability into accounting education.

For over three decades, the CSEAR International Congress has served as an intellectual sanctuary for critical scholarship and meaningful action. Whether you are a longtime member of the network or attending for the first time, the Congress offers a unique opportunity to:

Present work-in-progress and receive constructive, developmental feedback.
Engage in critical debate surrounding climate emergency, biodiversity, social justice, and corporate accountability.
Forge international research collaborations across disciplines and geographical boundaries.
Connect with a global community committed to rethinking the role of accounting in society.

For further details, see the CSEAR 2027_1st Call for Papers.

Call for papers

37th International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research (22-24 June 2027)

Preceded by

14th CSEAR Emerging Scholars Colloquium (21 June 2027)

CSEAR Education Community of Practice (ECoP) event (21 June 2027)
1st Call for Papers

Submission Deadline: 31 January 2027

This residential conference at the University of St Andrews is a gathering of academics, practitioners and researchers who focus on the teaching, research, theory and practice of social, environmental, and sustainability accounting and reporting. The spirit of the conference is interdisciplinary, and so submissions are also invited from perspectives beyond accounting.

The CSEAR International Congress provides a forum for scholarly work in various stages of development and explicitly encourages open discussion as well as close collegiality.

Submissions

Two types of submissions are encouraged this year: 1) full papers and 2) work in progress. Authors submitting full papers are expected to provide a complete manuscript by the submission deadline, whereas authors submitting a work in progress are invited to submit a 250-word abstract. Please note that abstracts will be made available to all delegates prior to the conference. Submissions will be subject to review.

NOTE: research submitted to the Emerging Scholars Colloquium cannot be submitted to the main conference. Emerging Scholars wishing to present at the main conference must submit work that is substantively different to that which is presented at the Emerging Scholars Colloquium.

Online presentations

The conference provides the possibility for online presentation. Online presentations will run as parallel sessions of the conference, will be made on a virtual platform and will be open to paid CSEAR members (at the time of the conference).

NOTE: Given the limited space for presentation slots, an author can submit and present only one paper. However, the presenter can always be a non-presenting co-author on additional papers.

The submission deadline for all submissions is 31 January 2027, and paper acceptance will be notified by 28 February 2027.

Best paper award

All full paper submissions will be eligible for best paper recognition, which will be awarded through a blind review conducted by an ad hoc committee.

Education Community of Practice (21 June 2027)

The CSEAR Education Community of Practice (ECoP) will host an in-person workshop before the International Congress. Workshop attendees will hear from leading educators and have a chance to try out different activities as well as share experiences from their own work. Further details will be shared in due course. For now, please save the date!

Anyone wishing to join the workshop will be required to register for this event as well as the conference.

Emerging Scholars Colloquium (21 June 2027)

The 37th CSEAR International Congress will feature the 14th CSEAR Emerging Scholars Colloquium.

The colloquium aims to introduce emerging scholars to the social and environmental accounting research community and provide them an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects alongside a cohort of distinguished international faculty.

Further details about the colloquium will be provided in a separate call for applications and on the conference website.

Registration

We anticipate heightened demand for places and urge early registration. Registration will open in Spring 2027.

Sponsorship

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by our international sponsors.

Local Organisers

Shona Russell, University of St Andrews, shona.russell@st-andrews.ac.uk

John Ferguson, University of St Andrews, jf60@st-andrews.ac.uk

Mohammed Alshurafa, University of St Andrews

Helen Tregidga, Royal Holloway University London

Giulia Capacci, University of St Andrews, CSEAR@st-andrews.ac.uk

37th CSEAR International Congress and 14th ESC

Pre-Congress Events: Monday, 21 June 2027

Call for papers

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