Research Seminar: Professor Charles Cho

Title: Rethinking ESG-evidence from research trends

Abstract: Does ESG help build a more sustainable world? Drawing on sustainability accounting research, this presentation challenges the assumption that ESG and sustainability mean the same thing. It explores greenwashing and asks whether reporting focused on investors overlooks companies’ impacts on people and the planet. The talk calls for broader accountability, asking a simple but essential question: sustainability for whom?

Bio: Charles H. Cho, PhD, CPA, is Professor of Sustainability Accounting and the Erivan K. Haub Chair in Business & Sustainability at the Schulich School of Business, York University. Professor Cho’s research focuses on social and environmental accounting and accountability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and accounting for the public interest. His work has been published in leading academic journals, including Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Accounting, Organizations and Society, Business & Society, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, European Accounting Review, and the Journal of Business Ethics, among others. He currently serves as Editor of Accounting Forum and Associate Editor of Business & Society. He also contributes to several professional organizations, including CPA Ontario (Sustainability Strategic Advisory Committee), the European Accounting Association (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee), and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), where he serves as a member of the Global Sustainability Standards Board.

Note: Tea/coffee and sandwiches will be served between 12 - 1 pm on the Lower Ground Floor.

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