Chiara Mio

Chiara Mio (born 1964) is an Italian business executive, economist and sustainability researcher. She is a full professor at the Department of Management at Ca' Foscari University of Venice|Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. In October 2014, Mio was appointed a chairwoman of FriulAdria|Crédit Agricole FriulAdria (Crédit Agricole Italia Bank Group) becoming the first woman in Italy to lead a commercial bank.
== Early life==
Mio was born in Pordenone, Italy. In 1983, a young high-school graduate, Mio became one of the 25 best graduates of Italy in terms of academic merit and was awarded the certificate and the medal of honor :it:Alfiere_del_Lavoro|Alfiere del Lavoro by the President of the Italian Republic at that time, Sandro Pertini.
Mio holds a degree in Business Administration from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
== Career ==
Mio combines academic research with corporate practice. 
=== Professional career ===
Since 2014, Mio has been a chairwoman of Crédit Agricole FriulAdria SpA (Gruppo Bancario Crédit Agricole Italia). 
Mio is currently a board member of a number of companies listed on Italian Stock Exchange (Danieli|Danieli e C. Officine Meccaniche SpA, Eurotech (company)|Eurotech SpA, OVS (company)|O.V.S. SpA) as well as several non-listed companies. She is also a board member of Pordenonelegge.it|Pordenonelegge Foundation and Burlo Garofolo Pediatric Institute|Burlo Garofolo Foundation.
Between 2006 and 2012, Mio has been a member of City Council of Pordenone and a delegate for Budget, Programming, Innovation and Development and, successively, for Education, Training and Knowledge for Innovation.
=== Academic career ===
After graduating from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice in 1987, Mio began her academic career at the same university first as a researcher (1991-2000), then as an associate professor (2000-2011). Since 2011, she holds a position of full professor at the Department of Management where she teaches courses on corporate reporting, management control, strategic planning and sustainability management.
Mio is a director of Master program in Sustainability Management and a member of the teaching committee for the PhD program in Science and Management of Climate Change at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
From 2009 to 2014, she acted as Dean’s Delegate for Environmental Sustainability and Social Responsibility.
Mio is a member of the editorial board and a reviewer of Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management journal since 2010. She is a member of the scientific committee of Aracne editorial series "Studies and Research in Business Administration" and EticaNews.
== Publications ==
Mio is an author of several books and articles on corporate and integrating reporting, sustainability, value creation and performance management. Her work has been published in Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal|Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal; Business Strategy and the Environment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management; Journal of Cleaner Production; Corporate reputation review; Accounting History Review|Accounting, Business and Financial History; Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management; Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria e di Economia aziendale (RIREA). 
== Scientific contribution ==
Mio sustains the idea that companies in pursuit of sustainability need to go beyond charity initiatives and corporate welfare practices. According to Mio, managing a sustainable company implies:
* developing a new concept of product or service underpinned by technology innovation, economic accessibility and close cooperation with the public
* building a new business model that is oriented towards the future long-term value creation
* reorganizing the production process to reduce consumption of natural resources
* focus on circular economy
* emphasis on the respect toward each individual, human rights protection and equitable and fair wealth distribution
* changing the short-term profit-seeking mindset of a “hunter” to the one of a “farmer” whose values are geared towards cultivating the land responsibly to ensure its long-term use for the future generations and overall prosperity of the community
* taking responsibility for increasing consumer understanding, appreciation and use of the new sustainable consumption models and educating them on the path of becoming “better citizens”.
== Professional associations ==
In November 2020, Mio joined the board of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Since 2021, she is a vice-chair of SME and Sustainability policy group at Accountancy Europe in Brussels, Belgium. 
Mio is a member of the Scientific Committee of CSR Manager Network, CSR and Social Innovation Forum (Salone della CSR e dell'innovazione sociale). She is Chairwoman of the “Sustainability and Corporate Reporting” Commission and a designated expert on the “Integrated reporting” topic of the National Council of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts (Consiglio Nazionale Dottori Commercialisti ed Esperti Contabili, CNDCEC) and a member of the Steering Committee Global Compact Italy.
 
Category:Italian business executives
Category:Italian women economists