María Payá Rico – Keynote at ICSR Alicante
María Payá Rico is Director of ESG and Culture at ACTIU.A professional with more than 16 years of experience, she has held positions of responsibility in companies from different sectors, leading the implementation of integrated CSR strategies, coordinating communication plans, driving cultural transformation and strengthening corporate reputation.
Specialist in Sustainability and CSR Reporting, Strategic Communication and Institutional Relations, with a background in law. At ACTIU, a company recognised for its commitment to sustainable innovation and the design of healthy workspaces, she promotes the integration of ESG criteria as a driver of value and competitiveness, fostering a corporate culture aligned with the company’s purpose and capable of generating solid relationships with stakeholders in a global context.
Specialist in Sustainability and CSR Reporting, Strategic Communication and Institutional Relations, with a background in law. At ACTIU, a company recognised for its commitment to sustainable innovation and the design of healthy workspaces, she promotes the integration of ESG criteria as a driver of value and competitiveness, fostering a corporate culture aligned with the company’s purpose and capable of generating solid relationships with stakeholders in a global context.
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Mike Molesworth -keynote at ICSR Alicante
Mike Molesworth is an Associate Professor in Marketing at the University of Birmingham, UK. His current research interests include the consumption of digital goods, engagement with online platforms, and aspects of business ethics and responsibilities, especially relating to the use of digital media. His research uses qualitative and critical approaches, including psychoanalytic interpretations of manager and consumer behaviours.Meet the sponsors
We warmly thank all our sponsors for their generous support in making the 12th ICSR Conference possible. Your contributions are essential to creating a vibrant space for dialogue, learning, and innovation.
Conference timetable – updated
We are pleased to announce that the conference timetable has been updated.
Please check the latest version to stay informed about session times, speakers, and events.
Timetable of the conference (draft version)
We are pleased to share the draft version of the conference timetable. This schedule is designed to give participants an overview of the planned sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities. Please note that adjustments may be made as we finalize speakers and sessions.
Download the timetable:ICSR2025- VERSION 1
SHORT PROGRAM DRAFT
This is the official program of the conference featuring a diverse range of sessions, workshops, round tables, and networking opportunities. The agenda has been carefully designed to foster meaningful dialogue, stimulate exchange of ideas, and encourage new collaborations across disciplines.
Please note that we are still awaiting a few confirmations from participants, after which the detailed schedule of presentations will be circulated. In the meantime, we kindly ask you to check your email and complete the form regarding your dietary preferences.
We are delighted to welcome you to ICSR 2025 and look forward to an engaging and inspiring conference experience together.
THUSRDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER
(08:00- 10:45)- REGISTRATION
09:00-09:30 WELCOME
09:30-10:15 KEYNOTE 1
10:15-10:45 COFFEE BREAK
10:45-12:45 PARALELL SESSIONS
13:00-14:30 LUNCH- MELIÁ HOTEL
14:45-16:15 PARALLEL SESSIONS
16:15-16:45 Coffee break
16:45-18:00 WORKSHOP (INTERNATIONAL GRANT COLLABORATIONS)
18:00-19:00 ROUND TABLE 1
(bus service: 20:00 at the conference venue)
20:30 GALA DINNER- TORRE DE REJAS
FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER
(08:00- 10:45)- REGISTRATION
09:30-11:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS
11:00-11:15 COFFEE BREAK
11:15-12:00 KEYNOTE 2
12:00-12:45 ROUND TABLE 2
13:15h-15:00 LUNCH- MELIÁ HOTEL
15:30-17:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS
18:00 CLOSING
Meet our sponsors
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the sponsors of the International Conference on Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainable Business (ICSR 2025) for their generous support.
Special thanks go to the Cátedra Germán Bernácer and the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences, University of Alicante, whose contribution has been essential in making this event possible.
ICSR 2025 Alicante: Registration and Abstract Submission Deadlines
As the International Conference on Social Responsibility (ICSR 2025) in Alicante approaches, we would like to kindly remind you to register for the event.
We are currently finalizing the conference program and preparing an exciting lineup of keynote sessions. We would be delighted to count on your participation. All relevant information will be available soon on our official website.
We’re pleased to inform you that registration is open until July 31st, and we are accepting abstracts until July 28th.
If you haven’t registered yet, we encourage you to do so at:
👉 https://web.csidiomas.ua.es/congresos/icsr/form
If you have already completed your registration, we sincerely thank you for joining us.
We look forward to welcoming you to ICSR 2025 in Alicante!
Call for papers
The 12th International Conference on Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainable Business
Corporate Social Responsibility, Resilience and Sustainable Places
11 – 12 September 2025, University of Alicante, Spain
At the 12th ICSR conference, we will discuss the ways in which corporate responsibility and sustainability practices can be effectively developed and promoted, with a special emphasis on territorial approaches. Specifically, the theme of this conference aims to discuss the virtues that localisation can bring to the development of responsible and sustainable practices by the agents involved. In this sense, it will encourage debate on the best ways to overcome the barriers to the development of CSR by taking advantage of the benefits of specialised environments, and the ways in which localisation can ensure resilience.
From an economic, environmental and social point of view, corporate sustainability is a requirement for agents involved in business activity as it is becoming a driving force for competitive advantage. Companies’ abilities to evolve, anticipate and adapt to and respond to grand societal challenges, new requirements and environmental changes can reveal their resilience potential. Resilience also involves the ability to recover quickly from crises, maintain business continuity, and learn from experiences to adapt for the future.
Business localisation can play a crucial role in resilience and sustainability. For example, it can condition access to resources, suppliers and markets; the environmental impact of the company’s activity in that specific area; collaboration in environmental and social initiatives in communities aware of sustainability; regulation and policies on sustainability; or the vulnerability of certain geographical areas to climate phenomena. In short, location can influence the resilience capacity and commitment to sustainability among companies. We therefore invite submissions that address the intersection of sustainability, resilience and localisation.
Below is an indicative (but not exclusive) list of possible submission topics:
- Local, regional, national, international clusters and sustainability
- Networks, resilience and responsible business
- Institutions, regulations and sustainability
- The role of social businesses in sustainability
- Innovation and sustainability
- Finance, resilience and sustainability
- Local food and sustainability
- Addressing grand challenges through local solutions
- Quality and sustainable development
- CSR practices in SMEs
- Tourism and sustainability
- Sustainable city development
- Policy development for a sustainable economy
- Business responsibility, resilience and reputation
- SDGs for a sustainable economy
- Nature based business and sustainability
- Gender and sustainability
- Consumer proximity and CSR performance
Submission of abstracts
Applicants should submit an abstract of 300 words in a Word document format via email to Dr Georgiana Grigore at georgiana.grigore@csrconferences.org.
Please add the following information : (i) full title, (ii) all author names, (iii) affiliations of each author , (iv) abstract of the paper, (v) 3-6 keywords of the paper, and (vi) acknowledgements or disclosure notices (if any). Up to two submissions will be considered per author. Only the abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings.
Review process
Acceptance for the conference presentation will be based on a review of the 300 words abstract. At least two reviewers will offer feedback on the abstracts.
Publication
Following the conference, attendees will be invited to submit a full paper to be selected to an edited collection with ‘Palgrave Studies in Governance, Leadership and Responsibility’. Further information will be provided regarding the full paper submission.