Does the financial media play a monitoring role around corporate disclosures?
Managers issue press releases to communicate information about their firms to investors and other market participants. They often choose to complement disclosures of quantitative performance with qualitative information; in fact, the use of optimistic or pessimistic language throughout financial disclosures... Continue reading→
Are CSR firms good tax citizens?
Many public firms highlight their Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) credentials in corporate communication with investors, analysts and the general public. Sceptics have argued that CSR firms often use Greenwashing strategies whereby their real actions and strategies are not entirely compatible... Continue reading→
2022-2023 Finance seminar series
After two years of online events, this year we are excited to resume face-to-face sessions, with most of the speakers coming to Bristol, spending a day visiting the Business School and meeting our faculty. Our Seminar Series is the result... Continue reading→
Responsible business, resilience, and a low carbon future | Discovery Series
Leading academics from the University of Bristol Business School met virtually with our alumni recently to discuss why businesses should pursue a low carbon strategy, as we hosted the third in our Discovery Series of Thought Leadership events. Continue reading→
BAFA SWAG 2022 Doctoral Colloquium and Annual Conference
On 8th and 9th September, the University of Bristol Business School hosted two in-person academic events in partnership with the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) and its South-Western Area Group (SWAG). The 9th was the SWAG Annual Conference, preceded... Continue reading→
Professor Palie Smart awarded BAM Fellowship for Outstanding Contribution to Business and Management Scholarship
We’re proud to announce that on 1st September 2022, Professor Palie Smart of the University of Bristol Business School was conferred the British Academy of Management (BAM) Fellowship.
Research funding secured by Giovanna Michelon and her team on the impact and financial materiality assessments in corporate sustainability
Members of the Accountability Sustainability and Governance (ASG) Research Group were successful in responding to a call for research promoted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) on “Materiality – Financial Statements and Beyond”. Xi Chen, Stuart Cooper,... Continue reading→
Dr Rutvica Andrijasevic appointed to Board of Trustees of Electronics Watch
Dr Rutvica Andrijasevic has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Electronics Watch. This will give her the opportunity to make leadership decisions regarding how to safeguard workers’ rights in the electronics industry at a global level.
New report launched on the impact of COVID-19 on Air Navigation Service Providers
An international research team consisting of Professor Peter Turnbull (University of Bristol), Dr Huw Thomas (University College Dublin) and Professor Geraint Harvey (Western University) have spent the past two years researching the impact of COVID-19 on Air Navigation Service Providers... Continue reading→
Materiality in sustainability reporting
The Accountability Sustainability and Governance Research group hosted an Academic Roundtable on 20 January 2022, to discuss different views on the recent formation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The Roundtable focused on the debate around different conceptualisations of... Continue reading→