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Call for Papers and Participation<\/strong><\/p>\n

CSR, the Economy and Financial Markets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Global Finance Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management<\/strong>
\nD\u00fcsseldorf, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 5 – 6, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Conference on \u201cCSR, the Economy and Financial Market\u201d rotates its meetings among different host cities. For its 2026 meetings, it will again return to D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany, on November 5-6. The conference is designed to encourage and promote research and dialogue regarding the economic effects of corporate social responsibility, CSR.
\nThe 2026 meeting will be devoted to presentations of academic papers dealing with the topic.
\nIt will also include keynote addresses, panel-discussions and presentations by key corporate executives, policy and investment professionals.
\nWe invite the submission of theoretical or empirical papers that deal with the effects of CSR from a purely economic, a financial market, a reporting and disclosure, or a managerial perspective. Papers accepted for the conference may be submitted for a fast-track review for possible publication in a special issue of the Global Finance Journal with the journal’s submission fee waived.
\nThe topics relevant to the conference include but are not limited to theoretical and empirical papers dealing with:
\n\uf0a7 Climate risk and pricing
\n\uf0a7 Role of financial markets, banks, institutional investors in CSR
\n\uf0a7 Effects of CSR on valuation, performance, cost of capital, funding and capital structure
\n\uf0a7 Socio-economic aspects and their implications for companies and
\nfinancial markets (e.g. labor market issues)
\n\uf0a7 Corporate governance and CSR
\n\uf0a7 Risk management and CSR
\n\uf0a7 CSR reporting and disclosure
\n\uf0a7 ESG backlash and politicization (political economy of sustainability,
\nESG skepticism, divergence between USA, EU, Asia)
\n\uf0a7 Sustainability strategy under new constraints (geopolitical risk, supply chain fragility, resilience, energy security trade-offs)
\n\uf0a7 Measurement: information content and reliability of ESG indices
\n\uf0a7 CSR activities and the economy, both at the macro and micro levels.<\/p>\n

Organization:
\nThe conference is scheduled to take place on the campus of WHU \u2013 Otto Beisheim School of Management in D\u00fcsseldorf. The conference will have a workshop format to allow for extensive discussion and feedback. Accordingly, only a small number of papers will be accepted for presentation. There will be a registration fee of \u20ac 150 for regular participants and \u20ac 100 for PhD students.<\/p>\n

Important Dates:
\nDeadline for submission of papers is June 30, 2026. Accept\/reject decisions will be sent by August 15, 2026.<\/p>\n

Paper Submission Procedure:
\nAll submissions and communications should be sent to csr2026@whu.edu
\nOriginal and completed manuscripts in English, and in PDF format, should begin with a title page that includes the names, e-mail addresses, and affiliations of all authors as well as a 200-word abstract and key words. A blinded copy of the paper should also accompany the submission in the form of a PDF file.<\/p>\n

Program Committee:
\nAmir Amel-Zadeh, Oxford University
\nTony Berrada, University of Geneva
\nArman Eshraghi, Cardiff University
\nIraj Fooladi, Dalhousie University
\nSadok El Ghoul, University of Alberta
\nStuart Gillan, University of Georgia
\nMartin Glaum, WHU \u2013 Otto Beisheim School of Management
\nOmrane Guedhami, University of South Carolina
\nAxel Haller, Universit\u00e4t Regensburg
\nGaren Markarian, University of Lausanne
\nGiovanna Michelon, University of Padua
\nSvetlana Mira, Cardiff University
\nPiyachart Phiromswad, Sasin School of Management
\nS\u00e9bastien Pouget, Toulouse School of Economics
\nNopea Sasaki, Sasin School of Management
\nHenri Servaes, London Business School
\nOnur Tosum, Cardiff University
\nBurcin Yurtoglu, WHU \u2013 Otto Beisheim School of Management
\nGuosong Xu, Rotterdam School of Management
\nStefano Zambon, University of Ferrara<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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