The 3rd International Summer Academy of the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IOEW),

"SUSTAINABLE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE",

will take place from the 27th until the 29th of September 2004 in Potsdam.

RATIONALE

"Corporate Governance" so far predominantly refers to the responsibilities of the management towards their shareholders. This interpretation seems to be too narrow, not only in the light of the various corporate scandals of the past years, but also against the background of growing corporate power and scope, which particularly transnational corporations (TNCs) have gained in the course of liberalisation and globalisation. At the same time state autonomy and power are regarded as being declining, and governance deficits concerning environmental protection and sustainability can be witnessed. As a consequence, corporations are increasingly requested to take societal responsibility, in order to maintain their "licence to operate" and their societal legitimisation.

At the summer academy "Sustainable Corporate Governance", international experts will discuss instruments of governance systems for sustainability including corporate self control, control by civil society and background control by the state, particularly addressing the interfaces between them.

Please find the complete Call for Papers at: www.ioew.de/governance/index.html

SCHEDULE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF CONTRIBUTIONS:

Submission of abstracts until July 16th, 2004
Decision of acceptance until July 30th, 2004
Submission of contributions in full until September 17th, 2004

PLEASE NOTICE: Abstracts should be submitted via email to: kathrin.ankele@ioew.de. A printed version is not necessary.
A selection of the most important contributions will be published as a book after the summer academy.

PARTICIPANTS:
The summer academy is limited to 30 participants. It is addressed to researchers, corporate representatives and political and societal actors in Europe. The conference language is English.

For questions regarding the programe, please contact

Kathrin Ankele
IOEW, Potsdamer Str. 105, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 884 59 4-21
Fax: +49 (0)30 882 54 39
Email: kathrin.ankele@ioew.de
www.ioew.de

For questions regarding press, media or organisation, please contact

Claudia Nikschtat
IOEW, Potsdamer Str. 105, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 884 59 4-16
Fax: +49 (0)30 882 54 39
Email: claudia.nikschtat@ioew.de
www.ioew.de

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