Chiara MIO

1.    Academic Activity

Full Professor at Venice School of Management, Ca’ Foscari University in Venice (Italy).

Courses

Corporate Reporting (master degree)

Management Control (bachelor degree)

Strategic planning and sustainability management (master degree)

Other Academic Assignments

On-going

Director of Sustainability Laboratory Department of Management, Ca’ Foscari University in Venice;
Program Director of “Ma.So.” Master in Sustainability;
Member of the PhD teaching committee on Science and Management of Climate Change, master program at Ca’ Foscari University, Venice.
 

Past

Visiting Professor during 2024 at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo
From 2009 to 2014, Delegate by Rector for Environmental Sustainability and Social Responsibility;
From 2016 to 2019 Director of Master Program « Ciset », Economics and management of Tourism;  
In 2013 and 2014 Director of the master program in Sustainability and Carbon Footprint;
Director of the master program in Ethics and Management;
Coordinator of the faculty of the master degree in « Management »;
Member of the Scientific Committee for “Sustainability Archives” at Ca’ Foscari University.
 

Research areas

Sustainability and corporate governance systems;
Corporate reporting, social and environmental reporting, sustainability reporting;
Integrated Report;
Assurance of sustainability reporting;
Sustainability Performance measurement;
Performance measurement;
Management control system, both for enterprises and public entities and non-profit organizations;
Corporate governance.
 

Editorial activity

Member of the Editorial Board and reviewer for the Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management journal since 2010;
Reviewer of Rirea Journal (Rivista Italiana Ragioneria ed Economia Aziendale – Italian Journal of Accounting and Business Administration) since 2007, of Rivista Cultura e contabilità aziendale – Culture and Accounting Journal - since 2012, of Social and Environmental Accountability Journal since 2012, of Journal Local Environment since 2013, of Management Research, The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management since 2013; Business Ethics: a Eurpean Review in 2018;
Member of the Scientific Committee of Aracne editorial serie “Studies and Research in Business Administration”, Section “Historical Studies of Accounting and business administration” since 2014;
Member of Scientific Committee of the Journal “Marcianum” since 2012 and Member of the Ethical-Scientific Committee of EticaNews, on-line weekly magazine, since 2013;
Coeditor for the International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy.
 

Academic membership

Aidea – Accademia italiana di economia aziendale (Italian Academy of business administration);
Sisr – Società Italiana Storia della Ragioneria (Italian Society Accounting History);
AAA  - American Accounting Association;
SIDREA - Società Italiana di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale (Accounting and Business Administration Italian Association).
 

Awards

Top 2% scientist –Stanford University as of August, 2025.

Unstoppable Woman ranking by  Startup Italy  in 2024 and 2025.

2017, Appointed “Woman of Excellence” Award of AIDDA Friuli Venezia Giulia (Female Enterpreneurs and Business Excecutive Association, delegation of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region - Italy).

2.    Professional Activity

2.a  Professional experience
 

On-going

Member of the Board of Directors in companies listed on the Italian Stock Exchange (Anima Holding Spa; OVS Spa ; Aquafil Spa) and non-listed companies and groups (Sofidel SpA ; Anima Sgr SpA ; Castello Sgr SpA)

Member of the Scientific Committee of Sodalitas Foundation, Observatory of Social Sustainability.

Past

From 2014 to 2022 Chairwoman of Crédit Agricole FriulAdria SpA (Crédit Agricole Italia Banking Group);

Chairwoman of Sustainability Committee of Atlantia SpA;

Chairwoman of Sustainability Committee of Benetton  Group;

CEO, representing Ca’ Foscari University (Venice), of “Anteo srl”, academic spin off, until 2020;

Member of the Board of Directors in companies listed on the Italian Stock Exchange of Banco Bpm Spa, Eurotech Spa, Danieli e C. Officine Meccaniche SpA, Zignago Vetro SpA, Nice SpA, Servizi Italia SpA e Piovan Spa; and not listed such as Bluenergy SpA and MCZ SpA.

Member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione Burlo Garofolo and Fondazione Pordenonelegge;

2.b  Administrative Funcions
 

Council member of municipality of Pordenone (delegated for: Accounting, Planning, Innovation and Developement; afterwards Innovation) from 2006 to 2012.

3.    Assignments

3.a  International Assignments
 

On-going

Member of board IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) since 2020 and Chair PPRAG (Public Policy REgulatory Advisory Group).
 

Past

Member of EFRAG Sustainability Reporting TEG since 2022;
Vice-Chair SME and Sustainability, Accountancy Europe, Bruxelles 2021-2022;
2015-2020 Chair of the ESG Reporting Task Force, Accountancy Europe, Bruxelles;
o   2015-2020 Member of Corporate Reporting Policy Group, Accountancy Europe, Bruxelles;

2011 Member of Expert Group held by European Commission, Directorate General Internal Market and Services, Accounting and Financial Reporting;
2011-2014 Deputy Chairman of Sustainability Group Fee - Federations des Experts Comptables Europeens; 
Accreditated to the World Sustainable Summit in Johannesburg 2002 and to the Corporate Sustainability Forum Rio+20 in Rio de Janeiro 2012.
 
3.b  National Assignments
 

On-going

Chartered Accountants (Albo Dottori Commercialisti) N. 165 of 12/12/1991 – Order of Pordenone;
Auditor Registered in N. 112308, Official Jourmal N. 14 S4 del 18/02/2000; Sustainability Auditor since 2025 October;
2018-2021 President of GBS – Gruppo Bilancio Sociale (social reporting group);
Member of the Technical-Scientific Committee of Next Association; 
Member of Scientific Committee of Assonime since 2023;
Member of Scientific Committee of Sustainability Makers (ex CSR Manager Network Italy);
Member of Scientific Committee of Salone della CSR e dell'innovazione sociale (CSR and Social Innovation Forum);
Member of Scientific Committee Impronta Etica (Ethical Footprint) since 2017;
Member of the ESG team of CNDCEC (National Body of Chartered Accountants and Auditors) since 2021;
Member of the Scientific Committee at Fondazione Lanza;
Member of  Control Committee dell’Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria IAP;
Member of Scientific Committee of Symbola.                                        
 

Past

Formerly President of the Committee Sustainability and Corporate Reporting by Italian National Accountant Council, since 2015; Appointed as expert for Integrated Reporting by Italian National Accountant Council from 2014; Member of working party on “green certificates” OIC (Organismo Italiano di Contabilità) in 2010; member of the working group on Integrated Report for the initiative Oscar di Bilancio (Award for the Best Integrated Report) in 2010;
Member of the Scientific Committee at Fondazione A. Volpato (2022);
Member of the Board of Global Compact Italia Foundation;
President of the Scientific Committee of AIdAF (Associazione Italiana delle Aziende Familiari – Family Business Italian Association) in 2013;
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Young Chartered Accountant National Institute in 2012;
Member of Advisory Group Abi (Associazione Bancaria Italiana - Association of Italian Banks) for “Sustainability reporting in the bank sector” in 2013;
Member of Scientific Committee at “Forum Sostenibilità” (Sustainability Forum) in 2013; Member of Scientific Committee at “Scuola Alta Formazione Conferenza Triveneto Dottori Commercialisti” (High Education School Triveneto Accountant) 2015;
Chairwoman of Scientific Committee “Venice Original” CNA Venice 2020;
Coordinator of “Comitato per la promozione e il sostegno del turismo accessibile”, (Committee for accessible tourism promotion and support) by Italian Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, from February 2014 to 2018;
Member of “Comitato di Gestione dei Fondi speciali del volontariato regione Friuli Venezia Giulia” – Management Committee for Special Funds dedicated to non profit sector in Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (appointed by Italian Ministry of Labour) from 21st of July to 2015;
President of GBS – gruppo bilancio sociale (Social Reporting Group) from 2018 to 2022.