Vaasa Accounting and Accountability for Climate Change
August 13–14th, 2026
University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
The 2nd Vaasa conference “Accounting and Accountability for Climate Change” will be organized by the University of Vaasa on August, 13–14th, 2026. By integrating accountability, sustainability metrics and finance perspective, the conference promotes multidisciplinary dialogue to address climate-related challenges.
The conference is guide by scholars from different fields, including but not limited to accounting, finance, and financial economics disciplines. Through collaboration with company representative and policy makers, the conference will develop and synthesize best practices to be disseminated to management, investors, regulators, and broader stakeholders, while encouraging further research on key issues.
Relevant topics for the conference include (but are not limited to):
Keynote speaker:
Professor Peter Easton is the Notre Dame Alumni Professor of Accountancy and the Director of the Center for Accounting Research and Education (CARE) at the Mendoza College of Business. He is the Editor in Chief of Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly. He holds a PhD in accounting and finance from UC Berkeley. His expertise lies in accounting, sustainability, corporate valuation and financial statement analysis. Professor Easton has published in leading journals, including The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Accounting Research, etc. Professor Peter Easton has received many honours including the Limperg Medal for his contribution to accounting research in The Netherlands and the AAA Financial Accounting Reporting Section Best Paper Award and he is a member of the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame.
Submission period:
Deadline by March 15th, 2026 by email mfj@uwasa.fi with the topic “Submission to Accounting and Accountability for Climate Change” Conference.
For submission rules and further information, please visit the conference website: https://sites.uwasa.fi/uvac2026/
