: ger orst .
gi linre berse uea -hPl .csrw

wwCSR-Humboldt-Conference Series
The 5th International Conference on
Corporate Social Responsibility organized by
the Institute of Management at HumboldtUniversität zu Berlin has established itself as
the world’s premier international forum forexploring the global themes of CSR in all its
manifold dimensions. Inaugurated in 2004 as a platform
for multi-stakeholder dialogue, the Humboldt-Conference series
has attained a remarkable degree of international relevance in ashort period of time. Its stature is reflected not only in the sustainedrise in delegate numbers, but also – most importantly – in the scopeand caliber of its participants. Leading academics, executives,policy makers, activists and educators from around the globe now
place the semi-annual CSR-Conference on their agenda.

Björn Stigson

The Future of CSR – the Theme of the 5th CSR-Conference
The debate on the role and impact of CSR on corporate, manager
and stakeholder behavior and practice continues to rage. There are
now many standards, many types of certification and monitoringprograms, many accrediting agencies, numerous initiatives by thestakeholder groups and associations resulting in a proliferation ofactivities which leading to a high degree of confusion and need
consolidation. The 5th CSR-Conference will focus on the futureof CSR by exploring whether more collaboration between themost relevant global entities can bring more consolidation andconsistency across different institutions.

Former president WBCSD“The leading global companies of 2020 will bethose that provide goods and services and reachnew customers in ways that adress the world’s
major challenges-including poverty, climatechange, resource depletion, globalisation anddemographic shifts.”

More than 100 Presentations from Practitioners,Scientists, Politicians and NGOs

Conference Highlights

Opening Keynote
Simon Zadek Founder of AccountAbility

Robert Eccles

Harvard Business School“Interest in how to measure the many
dimensions of performance of corporate social
responsibility and sustainability continues togrowth amongst companies, investors, andstakeholders. More and more companies areproducing sustainability reports and evenintegrated reports due to both market andregulatory forces.“

Executive Panelwith Björn Stigson Former President WBCSD, Alan Aicken Huawei

Lifetime Achievement CSR Award 2012
Archie B. Carroll Georgia, Laudation: Sandra Waddock Boston
sponsored by Volkswagen

Panel on “CSR Measurement andSustainability Reporting”
with Robert Eccles Harvard, Paul Druckman CEO, IIRC, Susanne
Stormer Novo Nordisk, Karenina Schröder Berlin Civil Society Center

Panel on “Managing Global Stakeholders”
Sandra Waddock

with Timothy Devinney UT Sydney, Anita McGahan Toronto,
Maurizio Zollo Bocconi

Boston College“Businesses today operate in a world of collapsing boundaries, increased accountability,responsibility, transparency, and a growing
sustainability imperative that is changing
the social roles of business well beyond
current understanding of corporate socialresponsibility.”

Panel on “Building a New Institutional
Infrastructure for CSR”
with Sandra Waddock Boston, Edward Freeman Virginia,
Dirk Matten Toronto, Dima Jamali Beirut, Johanna Mair Stanford

Panel on “Innovating for Sustainability:
Challenges and Opportunities Post Rio+20”
with Robert Eccles Harvard, Katrin Muff Lausanne,
Maurizio Zollo Bocconi, Natacha Dimitrijevic Hermes,
Gerhard Prätorius Volkswagen

FactsOne of the major CSR-Conferences
Over 500 Participants from around the World
About 100 Speakers
20 Keynote Speakers
25 Parallel Sessions
Two Exciting Conference Locations see map below
1 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,
Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin
Auditorium Maximum for Plenary Sessions

2Paul-Löbe Haus next to the Reichstag,

Conference Organization
Institute of Management,
School of Business and Economics at
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Joachim Schwalbach

Konrad-Adenauer-Straße, 10557 Berlin, West Entrance
for Parallel Sessions

Professor of International Management,
Head of the Institute and Chair of the CSR-Conferences

Anja Schwerk
R e in ha

Conference Manager and Member of the Program Committeeaßerd ts tr2CßeFri edr ich str aß

Lu ise ns traA

www.csr-hu-berlin.org
twitter.com/CSRHUBerlin
find us on facebookeB

Str aß e d. 17.

1

Un ter de n Lin

Jun ide nFra nz ös isc

A

Reichstag

B+Brandenburg GateC+

Rosenstr. 19
10178 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 209 399 400
e-mail: info@csr-hu-berlin.org

he St raß eFriedrichstraße

Sponsored By