Corporate Social Responsibility in a Dynamic Global Environment: Sustainable Management in Challenging Times

Irene Guia Arraiano is a Professor in the Business Department at Lisbon Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic Institute (ISCAL) in Portugal. She currently teaches Operational Research and Finance and is also the Erasmus coordinator in business courses. She is a member of the CEFAGE - Research Centre of Évora University (Portugal). Her research interests predominantly focus on the interaction between finance, corporate social responsibility, and socially responsible investment. She is part of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Global Corporate Governance Institute (USA) and a member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility. Irene Arraiano actively participates as a member of the Organizing Committee and Scientific Board of International Scientific events.

Belen Díaz is Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Cantabria (Spain) and Academic Director at Santander Financial Institute (SANFI). Previously, she has been Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Director of Campus and Social Development at the University of Cantabria. The quality of her research was recognized with the "Sanchis Alcover Award", awarded by the Scientific Association of Economy and Management. She is currently part of the academic advisory committee in the Global Corporate Governance Institute (USA). Her main research interests include, among others: CSR, corporate governance, sustainable finance, mergers and acquisitions, companies' valuation. She is author of more than 50 publications.

Mara Del Baldo is Associate Professor of Business Administration and Accounting Studies at the University of Urbino where she teaches Financial Accounting and Economics of Sustainability and Accountability. She has been a visiting professor in several European Universities, received invitations to international conferences and is a member of different international and Italian scientific networks, including the academic advisory committee in the Global Corporate Governance Institute (USA), the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR), the SPES Institute and the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN). Her main research interests include, among others: entrepreneurship and small business, CSR and business ethics, financial, social and integrated reporting, accounting and gender, benefit corporation and economy of communion companies. She is board member and serves as a reviewer of several international journals. She published in several Italian and international journals as well as in books of the Springer Series on CSR, Ethics and Governance.

René Schmidpeter is Research Professor at BFH Bern (Switzerland) and guest professor/lecturer in Germany, Austria, China, USA, India, Australia and England. He is series editor for Springer's CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance book series, editor of the Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management (ESM) as well as editor of the Dictionary of Corporate Social Responsibility (DCSR). His research and teaching activities focus on sustainable business transformation, international perspectives on sustainability, social innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship with special focus on the relationship between business and society. René serves as an expert in many academic, economic and political steering committees as well as sustainability advisory boards. He is Vice President of the Global Corporate Governance Institute (GCGI) and Founder of M3TRIX / TETRANOMICS in Cologne and Munich, Germany.

Samuel O. Idowu is a senior lecturer at London Metropolitan University(UK). He is a fellow member of the Chartered Governance Institute, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators and a named freeman of theCity of London. Samuel has been in academia for more than 30 years. He is an editor in chief of the International Journal of CSR and editor in chief of the American Journal of Economics and Business Administration and also a series editor of the book series CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance.

Irene Guia Arraiano是葡萄牙里斯本會計與商業學院（ISCAL）的商業系教授。她目前教授運籌學和金融學，並擔任商業課程的Erasmus協調員。她是葡萄牙埃武拉大學（CEFAGE）研究中心的成員。她的研究主要關注金融、企業社會責任和社會負責任投資之間的互動。她是全球企業治理研究所（美國）的學術諮詢委員會成員，也是《國際企業社會責任期刊》的編輯委員會成員。Irene Arraiano積極參與國際科學活動的組織委員會和科學委員會。

Belen Díaz是西班牙坎塔布里亞大學的金融學副教授，也是桑坦德金融學院（SANFI）的學術主任。她曾擔任坎塔布里亞大學經濟與工商管理學院副院長和校園與社會發展主任。她的研究品質獲得了經濟與管理科學協會頒發的“桑奇斯·阿爾科弗獎”。她目前是全球企業治理研究所（美國）的學術諮詢委員會成員。她的主要研究興趣包括企業社會責任、企業治理、可持續金融、併購和公司估值。她是50多篇著作的作者。

Mara Del Baldo是烏爾比諾大學的企業管理和會計研究副教授，教授財務會計和可持續性與責任經濟學。她曾在多所歐洲大學擔任訪問教授，並受邀參加國際會議，是不同國際和意大利科學網絡的成員，包括全球企業治理研究所（美國）的學術諮詢委員會、社會和環境會計研究中心（CSEAR）、SPES研究所和歐洲商業道德網絡（EBEN）。她的主要研究興趣包括創業和小企業、企業社會責任和商業道德、財務、社會和綜合報告、會計和性別、利益公司和共融經濟。她是幾本國際期刊的董事會成員和評審人。她在幾本意大利和國際期刊以及Springer系列的企業社會責任、道德和治理書籍中發表了文章。

René Schmidpeter是瑞士伯恩應用科學大學（BFH Bern）的研究教授，並在德國、奧地利、中國、美國、印度、澳大利亞和英國擔任客座教授/講師。他是Springer的企業社會責任、可持續性、道德和治理書籍系列的系列編輯，也是《可持續管理百科全書》（ESM）的編輯，以及《企業社會責任詞典》（DCSR）的編輯。他的研究和教學活動主要關注可持續商業轉型、可持續性的國際視角、社會創新和可持續創業，特別關注企業與社會之間的關係。René擔任許多學術、經濟和政治指導委員會以及可持續性諮詢委員會的專家。他是全球企業治理研究所（GCGI）的副主席，也是德國科隆和慕尼黑的M3TRIX / TETRANOMICS的創始人。

Samuel O. Idowu是倫敦都會大學（英國）的高級講師。他是特許治理學會的會士，皇家藝術學會的會士，特許秘書與行政人員崇拜公司的成員，倫敦市的名譽市民。Samuel在學術界已有30多年的經驗。他是