BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://corporate-sustainability.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:+08 DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T231141 CREATED:20250829T200428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T151854Z UID:10000112-1775818800-1775822400@corporate-sustainability.org SUMMARY:Joao Albino-Pimentel Virtual Seminar DESCRIPTION:Prensenter: Joao Albino-Pimentel \nAssociate ProfessorDarla Moore School of Business\, USC \nPresentation: \nUnexpected Dilemmas: MNE Divestitures as Strategic Responses to Controversial Host-Country Legislation \nAuthors:  \nYu Li (SKEMA Business School)\nJoao Albino-Pimentel (University of South Carolina)\nGrazia Santangelo (Copenhagen Business School)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nABSTRACT \nHow do multinational enterprises (MNEs) respond when host countries enact legislation that conflicts with their prevailing stakeholder values? We address this question by examining the impact of host-country anti-LGBTQ laws\, a type of regulation that\, while seemingly neutral operationally\, generates legitimacy risks for MNEs by creating misalignment between global\, home and host-country stakeholder values. Drawing on panel data covering 513 U.S. MNEs and 141\,013 subsidiaries across 143 countries (2009–2021)\, we find that exposure to newly enacted anti-LGBTQ laws significantly increases subsidiary divestiture rates. This baseline effect is reduced for MNEs with lower vulnerability to external stakeholder pressures\, namely for those headquartered in LGBTQ-conservative home environments and for those with formalized internal inclusion policies. Our findings introduce controversial host-country institutions as a distinct category of divestiture driver\, one that operates through legitimacy rather than efficiency logics. We thereby extend global strategy research beyond conventional economic and political risk frameworks\, showing that moral contestation over social policy can reshape MNE portfolio decisions. URL:https://corporate-sustainability.org/event/joao-albino-pimentel-virtual-seminar/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T231141 CREATED:20250829T200601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T155155Z UID:10000113-1778238000-1778241600@corporate-sustainability.org SUMMARY:Ben Lewis Virtual Seminar DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Ben Lewis \nAssociate Professor of Strategy \nDepartment of Management\, Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business \n \nPaper information to come URL:https://corporate-sustainability.org/event/ben-lewis-virtual-seminar/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260611 DTSTAMP:20260403T231141 CREATED:20241112T214358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T112442Z UID:10000102-1780790400-1781135999@corporate-sustainability.org SUMMARY:18th Annual Research Conference DESCRIPTION:14th Annual Research Conference – Bocconi University\, Milan\, Italy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAs part of ARCS’ mission to foster first-rate research and build a community of scholars in this domain\, we hold an annual research conference designed to bring together those interested in corporate sustainability strategy and management. The inaugural conference was held in 2009\, hosted by the Erb Institute at the University of Michigan. The conference rotates annually among ARCS members.\n \nConference Information\nJune 7-10\, 2026\nNTU\nConference Chair: Yuxia Zou\n\nJune 7\, 2026 – Ph.D. Workshop\nJune 8-10\, 2026 – Main Conference\nLocation: Nanyang Business School\, Nanyang Technological University\, 91 Nanyang Avenue\, Wee Cho Yaw Plaza\, Singapore 639956\nFind out more and register\nPlease visit the conference website for more information\, accommodation\, and programme updates will be posted here. Register by 1 April 2026 for the early bird rate.  \n\nCall for Papers – deadline closed\n\nSuitable topics\nExamples of suitable topics for the ARCS Conference include climate change/risk management\, decarbonization challenges and opportunities\, technology/AI-driven sustainability solutions\, corporate impacts on biodiversity and nature-based business solutions\, sustainability reporting and disclosure\, sustainable/responsible supply chains\, sustainable finance\, green marketing\, green entrepreneurship\, renewable energy investments\, cleantech innovation\, sustainable natural resource management\, business/NGO partnerships\, sustainable mobility\, social dimensions of sustainability such as inequality\, fair wages and working conditions\, social and environmental justice\, cross-border impacts of geopolitical and regulatory dynamics\, and “base of the pyramid” (BoP) development strategies.  \nWe warmly welcome submissions from scholars at all career stages and from diverse geographic regions\, with strong encouragement for contributions from junior scholars and those based in or focusing on the Global South. We also value research that advances the understanding of corporate sustainability challenges and opportunities in underrepresented contexts. Accepted papers are expected to be presented in person at the conference.\nDeadline and submitting your paper\nThe paper submission deadline for both parts of the conference (the PhD Development Workshop and the Main Conference) is Monday January 26 2026; the program will be announced in March 2026.\nPlease find the full Call for Papers\, guidelines and submission portal here.\n  URL:https://corporate-sustainability.org/event/arcs-18th-annual-research-conference/ LOCATION:Nanyang Technological University\, Singapore CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270602 DTSTAMP:20260403T231141 CREATED:20241112T215427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T161741Z UID:10000103-1811808000-1811894399@corporate-sustainability.org SUMMARY:19th Annual Research Conference DESCRIPTION:14th Annual Research Conference – Bocconi University\, Milan\, Italy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Conference Information\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More details to come!\nLocation: The Wharton School\, University of Pennsylvania\, USA URL:https://corporate-sustainability.org/event/arcs-19th-annual-research-conference/ LOCATION:University of Pennsylvania Wharton School CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR