Responsible Finance and Accounting

Adrián Zicari is Co-Head of the Accounting and Management Control Department at ESSEC Business School, Director of the Management and Society track, and Academic Director of the Council on Business & Society. He is also the Honorary representative for Buenos Aires in Paris. He holds a PhD in Management Administration from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, an MBA (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez), and a BSc in Accounting. Adrian’s career has spanned the corporate sector as Financial Manager and Controller and his academic research has been widely published in leading journals, among others, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. Tom Gamble is Executive Director of the Council on Business & Society, running the operations, communications, and publications branches of the alliance. He holds an MA in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations from Keele University as well as several coaching certifications. Tom’s career has spanned teaching, lecturing, thought leadership, consulting, and instructional design, working with over 100 companies and educational institutions worldwide. He is a published author of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.

Foreword Part I: Finance 1. Why does finance play a key role for the future of the planet? 2. How can finance change and how can it impact the financial profession, investment behaviours and companies? Part II: Accounting 3. Why is the accounting profession crucial for responsible and sustainable business? 4. Accounting ethics and sustainability leadership 5. Self-coaching assessment tool