3rd International Conference
CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance

Sustainable Management as a
New Business Paradigm
August 1 – 3, 2016
Cologne, Germany
WWW.GCG-CSR.ORG/2016-conference.html

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Introduction

Businesses play an important role in society, impact
communities, regions as well as individuals and theenvironment. The processes and consequences ofglobalization and the economic crisis, haverepositioned business approaches and growth towards
more inclusive, competitive, sustainable, resource andenergy efficient and environment friendly
management. Business management models shouldadequately address the key objectives of inclusive andsustainable management, integrating economic, social,and environmental elements and considering the interlinkages and collective impact in all three dimensions.
There is an urgent need to formulate sustainable
management frameworks addressing interactions anddependencies as well as trade-offs in various focus
areas. The challenge that these adjustments present,
calls for the alignment of corporate social responsibility (CSR) with business strategy to create atruly sustainable approach.
The conference has been designed to understand and deal with the unprecedented impacts of CSR
on the working population, society and the environment. It will facilitate the elaboration of various
frameworks with the goal of developing evolutionary CSR practices. This is the 3rd CSR conferencein the series, following a successful second conference at Nanjing University of Finance & Economics
in 2015 on Building New Bridges between Business and Society. It will be an excellent platform todeliberate upon global themes of Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainability, ethics andgovernance in all their various dimensions.

Objectives
The 3rd CSR conference will showcase current CSR models and practices, as well as the next
generation of issues that business leaders and society will face. The conference will gather high-levelgovernment officials and representatives, business leaders, experts from the business community,
civil society, non-profit and community based organizations, academic institutions, and otherstakeholders. It provides a platform for the sharing of expectations, aspirations and responsibilities.
We want to bring together representatives from various parts of the globe to share their experiences,challenges and opportunities.
Presentations, workshops and dialogue sessions will highlight state of the art topics and how issues
are being addressed around the world. In addition, the conference aims to develop new frameworks,
tools and techniques essential for the integration of socially responsible management in business
operations, in an effort to achieve sustainability at all levels of business management.

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ProgramMore than 200 Presenters from over 40 Nations present the latest research results andits practical implication to Management, Society, Academia and Politics. The
conference is set up in 6 unique parallel streams providing high-level input fromleading research institutes and business representatives.
Detailed conference program will be continuously updated online.
Stream A:
Management

Stream B:
Finance & GovernanceStream C:
Global Perspectives &Cases

Steam D:
Paradigm Shifts &New Economy

Stream E:
Tourism, Education &HumansStream F:
Enterprises &Networking

Management I:
Marketing

Finance I:
Banking I

Global I:
Social Issues in
Emerging Markets

Paradigm Shifts I:
Clashing Mindsets

Sustainable Tourism
I: Hospitality &Management

Enterprises I:
Small & Medium - Sized

Management II:
Entrepreneurship

Finance II:
Risk Managament &Sustainable Finance

Global II:
Bridging Theory &Practice

Paradigm Shifts II:
CSR, Ethics & Social
WelfareSustainable Tourism
II: Challenges

Enterprises II:
Family Owned

Management III:
Innovation

Finance III:
Capital Markets

Global III:
Responsibility &Performance

Paradigm Shifts III:
Whole Systems Thinking

Employees

Workshop I:
International Journal of
CSRManagement IV:
Reporting & Disclosure

Finance IV:
Banking II

Global IV:
Economies in Transition

Sustainable Business
ImpactSustainable
Education I: Academic
Role

Workshop II:EDUIManagement V:
HRM & InternalCommunication

Governance I:
Management Approaches

Case Studies I:
Challenging Sectors

Value - BasedManagement

Sustainable
Education II: Student
Perspectives

Workshop III:
SEA & GISEDAManagement VI:
Organizational
Development

Governance II:
Business Solutions

Case Studies II:
Social Attitudes

Digitalization &Technology

Practical Wisdom

Workshop IV:
GCG Institute Steering
Commitee

MONDAY 1 AUGUST
12.00 – 17.00

Pre- Conference: Sustainability and economic success – Thinkbusiness differently (German) - Separate Invitation

Official start of the 3rd International Conference: Monday 1.8.
14.00 – 17.00

Welcome Reception, Registration and Networking

17.00 – 17.15

Introduction by Dr. Ulrich S. Soénius, Vice President of IHK Köln and Prof.
Dr. Nicholas Capaldi, President of Global Corporate Governance Institute17.15 – 18.30

Panel: Living sustainability worldwide (English/ German)
Moderated by: Gisela Steinhauer, WDR
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18.45

Günther Horzetzky, State Secretary in the Ministry of Economics, NRW
Prof. Dr. Haifeng Huang, Director of Peking University HSBC Business School'sCenter for Green Economy
Harald Goost, CEO Bierbaum-Proenen
Business Representative
Business Representative

Informal Dinner and Networking opportunity3

Program

TUESDAY 2 AUGUST
09.00 – 09.20

Opening Speech by René Schmidpeter, Conference Chair; Hualiang Lu,
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics; Samuel O. Idowu,
Metropolitan University; Lisa Fröhlich, President CBS

09.20 – 10.30

Organization Pitch: What is your contribution to make the world moresustainable?

10.30 – 10.45

Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.30

Panel Session I

Management I:
Marketing

Finance I:
Banking I

Global I:
Social Issues in
Emerging Markets

12.30 – 13.15

Lunch Break

13.15 – 14.00

Keynote Speeches

14.00 – 15.30
Management II:
Entrepreneurship

Finance II:
Risk Managament &Sustainable Finance

Global II:
Bridging Theory &Practice

15.45 – 17.00

Panel Session III
Finance III:
Capital Markets

Global III:
Responsibility &Performance

Paradigm Shifts II:
CSR, Ethics & Social
WelfareSustainable Tourism
II: Challenges

Enterprises II:
Family Owned

Paradigm Shifts III:
Whole Systems Thinking

Employees

Workshop I:
International Journal of
CSR

Business Panel: Sustainability fosters Business SuccessModerated by: Lisa Fröhlich, CBS
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19.30

Enterprises I:
Small & Medium - Sized

Panel Session II

Coffee Break

17.30 – 19.00

Sustainable Tourism
I: Hospitality &Management

John Spengler, Harvard University: Does sustainability contribute tohealthy life?
Dancia Purg, IEDC: The future of sustainable management depends on
universities

15.30 – 15.45

Management III:
Innovation

Paradigm Shifts I:
Clashing Mindsets

Carolyn Hutter, PorscheFrank Klein, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management International GmbH
Bernhard Schwager, Bosch
Andreas Streubig, OTTO
Katharina Tomhoff, DHL
Ralf Zastrau, Nanogate

Conference Dinner and Awards Ceremony
Keynote Speech: Bradley Googins, Boston College Carroll School of Management:
The power of Innovation in fostering sustainability

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Program

WEDNSDAY, 3 AUGUST
09.00 – 10.15

Keynote SpeechesHaifeng Huang, Peking University: Does China become the new superpowerof sustainability?
André Habisch, Catholic University of Eichstaett: What are the cultural rootsof sustainability?
Paul McDonald, Victoria Business School, New Zealand: Is our brain designed
to act sustainable?

10.15 – 10.30

Coffee Break

10.30 – 12.00

Panel Session IV

Management IV:
Reporting & Disclosure

Finance IV:
Banking II

Global IV:
Economies in Transition

12.00 – 12.45

Lunch Break

12.45 – 14.15

Panel Session V

Management V:
HRM & InternalCommunication

Governance I:
Management Approaches

Case Studies I:
Challenging Sectors

14.15 – 14.30

Coffee Break

14.30 – 15.45

Panel Session VI

Management VI:
Organizational
Development

16.00 – 16.30

Governance II:
Business Solutions

Case Studies II:
Social Attitudes

Sustainable Business
ImpactSustainable
Education I: Academic
Role

Workshop II:
EDUIValue - BasedManagement

Sustainable
Education II: Student
Perspectives

Workshop III:
SEA & GISEDA

Digitalization &Technology

Practical Wisdom

Workshop IV:
GCG Institute Steering
Commitee

Keynote SpeechesMichael Henriques, ILO
Leland Entrekin, Murdoch University

16.30 – 16.45

Closing Remarks and Outlook Conference 2017 by René Schmidpeter,
Conference Chair; Nichlas Capalidi, Loyola University; Martin Brueckner,
Murdoch University

Afterwards

Optional Dinner Cruise5

Academics expected from:

Aligarh Muslim University Assumption University Aston Business School University ofSydney Business School Catholic University of Eichstaett Centennial College (HKU Group)
Collective Leadership Institute e.V. Cologne Business School Cracow University of
Economics Curtin University Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Delhi School of
Economics Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien (DUJ) Dokuz Eylul University Ecole
Centrale de Nantes Economic Institute of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Federal
University of Sao Carlos FOM University of Applied Science German University in Cairo
Goa University Graduate School of Finance Accounting and Law Waseda University
Groupe ESC-Troyes en Champagne Harvard University HHL Leipzig Graduate School ofManagement Hidayatullah National Law University Hochschule für angewandte
Wissenschaften Kempten Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin Hochschule Rhein
Waal IEDC-Bled School of Management Ilmenau Technical University IMC University ofApplied Sciences Krems Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs Indian Institute ofInformation Technology and Management (IIITM) Indian Institute of Management Indore
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Ingolstadt School of Management Institute ofManagement Studies (IMS) International Training Centre of the International
Organization (ILO) ISM University of Management and Economics Izmir University of
Economics Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Kozminski University Libera
Università Maria Ss. Assunta (LUMSA) Lisbon School of Economics & Management
University of Lisbon Lourdes Saraiva do Kovacs Lund University Mackenzie University
Manchester Metropolitan University Martin de Tours School of Management andEconomics (MSME) Assumption University MCI Management Center Innsbruck - The
Entrepreneurial School Moi University School of Business & Economics Kenya Murdoch
University National University Ireland NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
Nyenrode University Open University of Mauritius/Charles Telfair Institute PES
University UTC de Gestão e Economia PUCPR Business School Radboud University
Nijmegen Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi School of Business and
Law Edith Cowan University School of Law University of Nottingham School ofManagement Xiamen University Sevilla University Southern Taiwan University of Scienceand Technology Southwestern University of Finance & Economics Chengdu Sunway
University Business School Swami Shraddhanand College University of Delhi Tanzania
Institute of Accountancy TED University The State University of New York Universitàdegli studi di Palermo Universitas Indonesia Universität Hamburg Université SaintLouis Bruxelles University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg University of Botswana
University of California Berkeley University of Carthage University of Craiova Universityof Delhi University of Economics in Katowice University of Forestry Sofia University of
Ghana University of Graz University of Hassan II Casablanca University of International
Business and Economics Beijing University of Lagos University of Münster University ofNorthampton University of Pannonia University of Pretoria University of Stuttgart
University of Technology Suvarnabhumi University of Turku University of Urbino Carlo
Bo University Siegen University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne Universiti
Teknologi Brunei UTC de Gestão e Economia UTS Business School Sydney Valencia
University Victoria Business School Warsaw School of Economics Westfälische WilhelmsUniversität Münster Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics Wroclaw University of
Economics Xiamen National Accounting Institute Yasar University

6Registration

Registration deadline: July 15, 2016
All the delegates are requested to complete the registration form and make the payments.
Co-authors need to register separately.
The Registration Fee includes:
 Welcome Reception and Dinner, Lunch and Coffee breaks at the conference venue
 Certificate of Participation, Conference Badge & Kit
 Conference Proceedings (electronic copy & printed copy) Conference Gallery (Photo/ Video)
Registration Fee
Business Delegates: USD 600
Academics / Speakers: USD 375
Student Registration: USD 150
Please register: http://www.gcg-csr.org/registration.html

Accommodation
Hotel:

Address:

Code:

Lindner Hotel
Dom Residence

Stolkgasse / An den Dominikanern 4a
50668 Köln
Deutschland

CSR Conference 2016
Please book until:
20.06.2016

E-Mail: info.domresidence@lindner.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221 1644 0
3 min walking distance to IHK
Mauritius Hotel &ThermeMauritiuskirchplatz 3-1150676 Köln
E-Mail: info@mauritius-ht.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221 92413333

CSR Konferenz 2016
Please book until:
30.06.2016

20 min walking distance and
10 min by train to IHKCityClass Hotel
Europa am Dom

Am Hof 38-46
50667 Köln

CSR Conference 2016

E-Mail: europa@cityclass.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221 2058 0
10 min walking distance and
10 min by train to IHK

7Please book until:
27.06.2016

Journey Description

Conference Venue
Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Köln
Street: Unter Sachsenhausen 10-26, 50667 Köln
Internet: www.ihk-koeln.de
Phone: 0221 1640-0

How to reach the Conference Venue:
From Airport:
The fastest way to the IHK Köln is the train (Deutsche Bahn). There are two trains from theairport to the central station, the train S13 which goes every 20 minutes and the RE8 which goesonce per hour. The train journey from Airport to Central Station takes about 15 minutes.
From Central Station to IHK (see the map above):
By train: The next metro station is Appellhofplatz. You can reach the station by the metros with
the numbers 3, 4, 5, 16 and 18. It taks about 2 minutes. From this station please follow thedirection IHK Köln/Verwaltungsgericht.
By foot: From the central station to the IHK it takes about 8 minutes by foot. Please take themain exit of the central station (site of cathedral) and go halfway right over the forecourt into theDomprobst-Ketzer-Straße. Then go straightforward and cross the traffic circle. Follow the street An
den Dominikanern and cross the Tunisstraße. Here is the beginning of the street Unter
Sachsenhausen. After circa 200 meters you see the IHK Köln on the right side.

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Organizing Committee

Prof. Dr. René Schmidpeter (GER), Conference Chair
Dr. Jürgen Meyer Endowed Chair for International Business Ethics and CSR, Cologne Business School,
Germany
Prof. Dr. Nicholas Capaldi (USA), Conference Co-Chair
Legendre-Soulé Distinguished Chair in Business Ethics at Loyola University New Orleans
Prof. Samuel O. Idowu (GB), Conference Co-Chair
Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the London Metropolitan University, UK and Professor of CSR at
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, China
Dr. Martin Brueckner (AUS), Conference Co-Chair
Co-director of the Centre for Responsible Citizenship and Sustainability at Murdoch University, Perth
Australia
Prof. Dr. Hualiang Lu (CHINA), Conference Co-Chair
Professor at the School of Business Administration at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics,
Director of the Sino-German Research Institute for Sustainable Development
Prof. Rute Abreu (Portugal)
Professor in Accounting and Finance at the Instituto Politecnico da Guarda, Portugal
Dr. Renginee Pillay (GB/F)
Lecturer in Foundations of the Law of Obligations and Company Law at the University of Essex,
Colchester, UK
Dr. Liangrong Zu (ILO)
Senior Program Officer at International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization
Marian Eabrasu (FRA)
Professor at the Champagne School of Management, France
Prof. Ted Roosevelt Malloch (USA)Research Professor for the Spiritual Capital Initiative at Yale University
Dr. Alexei Marcoux (USA)
Associate Professor of Business Ethics in Loyola University Chicago
Prof. Stephen Vertigans (UK)
Head of School of Applied Social Studies, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
Prof. Gabriel Eweje (NZL)
Associate Professor at the School of Management (Albany campus), Massey Business School, Massey
University, New ZealandProf. Kanji Tanimoto (JPN)
Professor in Business and Society at the School of Commerce, Waseda University, Japan

Nayan Mitra (India)
Board member, various NGOs in India

Dr. Joop Remmé (NL)
Transparency International – Netherlands

Conference Secretariat:
Questions related to the conference may kindly be directed to the conference coordinators:
Contact Person: Collaborators
Monika Kolb
m.kolb@cbs.de

Contact Person: Participants
Mary-Anne Ouma-Mbasro
conference2016@cbs.de9