2nd EMAN AFRICA CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING FOR EMERGING ECONOMIES

Sept 28-30th, 2011

UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO (TURFLOOP CAMPUS) SOUTH AFRICA

 

Organised by:

School of Accountancy

Africa Centre for Sustainability Accounting
In Collaboration with  

EMAN Africa

Third & Final CALL FOR PAPERS

 

SUBMISSION DATE EXTENDED TO 30th July 2011

 

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Sustainability requires an organisation to take full account of its impact on the planet and people. The 2nd EMAN-Africa conference on Sustainability Accounting for Emerging Economies (SAEE) aims inter alia at exploring the current state of sustainability accounting in emerging economies and the extent to which it is being applied to account for corporate impact on the planet and people. It will also explore how sustainability accounting can assist with the goals of the United Nations sustainable development program in finding solutions to sustainable management of resources especially in relation to emerging economies. Emerging economies appear to be more vulnerable to unsustainable management of social, economic and environmental resources and consequential loss; the reason for this is that the livelihood of the majority of the population in these countries depend on the well-being of ecosystems (for instance, the well-being of forests, soils, and oceans for subsistence farming and fishing) which, if destroyed or degraded by corporate or other human activities, negatively affects the poor majority because of non-existence of alternative sources of livelihood. 

CALL FOR PAPERS

This conference seeks to gather scholars and practitioners to present research as well as practical ideas and case studies,  and to dialogue on sustainability accounting problems and solutions for emerging economies. The overall objective is to apply academic and practical research to assess how sustainability accounting can contribute to sustainable management of resources in emerging economies.
Papers are solicited from accounting, taxation, auditing, economics, finance, law, engineering, environmental management and other related fields, which relate (but are not exclusive) to the following issues:

  • Challenges for implementing sustainability accounting information disclosure in emerging economies
  • Accountants’ attitudinal stance towards the sustainability agenda in emerging economies especially within the African perspective
  • The role being played by accountancy professional bodies in emerging economies toward sustainability 
  • Review of sustainability accounting research in emerging economies; what is known to exist, and further research needs
  • How the accountancy profession can contribute towards a more sustainable environment in emerging economies
  • Sustainability accounting education in universities in emerging economies
  • Corporate governance and sustainability of emerging economies
  • Relationship between environmental legislation and sustainability accounting 
  • To what extent sustainability accounting has been implemented in emerging economies, and visible and/or potential policy influences. 
  • Measurement and reporting framework for sustainability accounting
  • Accounting for biodiversity
  • Material flow cost accounting
  • Environmental taxation
  • Carbon and other environmental foot-printing and accounting
  • Environmental finance
  • Green economics

Whilst the focus of this conference is on emerging economies, papers from industrialised nations are very much welcome.

WORKSHOP

The first day of the conference will showcase a workshop on a contemporary issue: CARBON FOOT-PRINTING AND ACCOUNTING

Facilitator:  Martina Prox - Ifu Hamburg, Germany.

 Martina Prox works for ifu Hamburg, one of the leading tool providers for material and energy flow modelling and Life Cycle Assessment. She is involved in training and marketing for the software Umberto. In capacity building activities worldwide  she introduces Life Cycle Assessment, Carbon Footprinting and Material Flow Cost Accounting. She has worked as a lecturer in several master programmes, teaching methodologies and instruments which support corporations to deal with the challenges of sustainable development, especially with all issues related to the efficient and effective use of resources in production and service systems. As a German delegate she contributes to the development of international standards for Product Carbon Footprinting (ISO 14067) and Material Flow Cost Accounting (ISO 14051).
 

 
THE VENUE
The first day of the conference will be held at the Turfloop Campus of the University of Limpopo South Africa and the remainder of the conference will be held at the Fusion Boutique Hotel, Polokwane, Limpopo South Africa.

 

Enquiries:     

 

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
 

Submission Details:
 
Submissions are accepted by email attachment to Eman.UL2011@ul.ac.zaor online on the conference web site via:http://eman.soaul.ac.za, 

  • All submissions must be in MS Word as .doc
  • Abstracts: All submission types require a 300-500 word abstract
  • Full Paper: full papers of accepted abstracts should not be more than 5000 words, and must be submitted as .doc.
  • The final papers or extended abstracts must be submitted by August 30th for publication in the conference proceedings.

 
IMPORTANT DATES


July 30 2011: Extended date for submission of abstracts/extended abstracts/full papers
 
 
In addition to full academic papers, the following submissions are welcomed:
 
Full academic research papers:Completed academic research papers in a publishable form.
Work in progress/Posters:Current projects at the proposals stage or at the work in progress stage.
PhD Research:Doctoral candidates are encouraged to submit papers describing their research to receive inputs.
Case Study Submissions:Case studies may be written to near publishable standards.
Practitioner/Non-academic Contributions:Practical papers from individuals and organisations working in the field are invited. They may be in form of presentation or practical demonstration.
Round Table Proposals:Topical subjects in sustainability accounting are invited for discussion.
 
Please note that fullpapers will be double-blind reviewed by invited anonymous experts to ensure that papers meet international standards.