Samir Trabelsi, Professor of Accounting and Governance at the Goodman School of Business will discuss how voluntary disclosure of environmental, social and governance information impacts financial statement audit timelines on Friday, Nov. 1. Sustainability standards and transparency are becoming increasingly important in all industries, including the accounting sector.
Samir Trabelsi, Professor of Accounting and Governance at the Goodman School of Business and a CPA Ontario Distinguished Scholar, will discuss how voluntary disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) information impacts financial statement audit timelines at the next Goodman Luncheon Speaker Series event.
Trabelsi’s talk, The Effect of SASB Standards Adoption on Audit Report Lags: The Mediating Effect of ESG Controversies, takes place Friday, Nov. 1 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Sankey Chamber.
His areas of expertise include corporate governance, sustainability and ESG issues. Earlier this year, he was recognized as one of 22 members of the
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business’s (AACSB) 2024 Class of Influential Leaders. Trabelsi has won numerous awards including the 2023-2024 Distinguished Scholar Award – Department of Accounting, the 2017 Brock University Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 2021 Goodman Distinguished Scholar of the Year award.
The Luncheon Speaker Series is open to anyone and provides Goodman faculty, staff and students with an informal opportunity to discuss recent advances in research, teaching and practices with business colleagues.
The event is also part of the 60 Research Talks at Brock series, which celebrates 60 years of impactful research at the University.
Anyone interested in attending can RSVP to Crystal Li at goodmandean@brocku.ca to reserve a seat.
