Webinars

The IIOA introduced a series of webinars as one of the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 annual IIOA Conferences. The aims of these webinars include:

• sharing information, research, developments and analyses;
• promotion of innovative ideas and inspiring others;
• providing another IIOA channel for learning and development for younger scholars; and
• least of all, seeing / hearing albeit online, existing friends and colleagues as well as newbies.

Topics can be of any nature relating to Input-Output and the presenters from within the IIOA community or beyond.

Background

The ground work laid out by Douglas Meade, Bart Los and Sanjiv Mahajan led to the introduction of the Webinar Programme Series in 2021 with Maureen Rimmer being the first presenter. As of 2022, Kuishuang Feng, a Member of the IIOA Council, is the new lead for the Webinar Programme Series, supported and advised by Sanjiv Mahajan.

Notification of webinar(s)

As and when a new webinar is available, this webpage will be updated and all IIOA Members will also be notified via email. Nearer the event date, final details will be circulated and a link to the webinar will be provided. No registration or payment is needed.

Forthcoming webinar

Presenter: Sangwon Suh
Title of presentation: From MRIO to Corporate Climate Action: Bridging Academic Models and Industry Practice

Date and time: Thu, 16-Apr-2026 14:00(CET)
Start in 1 day, 4 hours, 33 minutes

Dear Valued IIOA Member,

Professor Sangwon Suh is a Chair Professor at Tsinghua University. He is an active member of the working groups that develop international standards on LCA and carbon accounting including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Standard, Science-based Target Initiative, and the International Organization for Standardization: He is internationally recognized for his contributions to life cycle assessment (LCA), input–output analysis (IOA/MRIO), and corporate carbon accounting. His research has advanced the methodological foundations of supply-chain emissions accounting and their application in policy and practice.
Prior to joining Tsinghua University, Professor Suh held academic positions at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Minnesota. He also founded VitalMetrics and worked at Watershed Technology Inc. as a head of science, where he contributed to the development of large-scale carbon accounting systems.
His work focuses on connecting rigorous environmental accounting methods with decision-making needs, particularly in the context of corporate climate strategies and global supply chains.

TOPIC

Title: From MRIO to Corporate Climate Action: Bridging Academic Models and Industry Practice

Abstract: Achieving credible net-zero strategies requires robust and transparent accounting of emissions across global supply chains. In this talk, Professor Sangwon Suh will examine how multi-regional input–output (MRIO) methodologies can be translated into decision-relevant tools for corporate carbon accounting. Drawing on his experience across academia, international standardization, and prior work in industry, he will discuss:

The strengths and limitations of MRIO models in tracking supply-chain emissions
Key challenges companies face in implementing high-quality carbon accounting
General approaches for bridging methodological gaps between academic frameworks and real-world data constraints
How scientific models are codified into scalable carbon accounting practices through standards

This webinar highlights how scientific rigor can be maintained while adapting to practical constraints, offering a perspective on improving the transparency, consistency, and decision-usefulness of emissions accounting across global value chains.

Welcome to the IIOA Webinar Corner

Introduction

Background

Notification of webinar(s)

Forthcoming webinar

Previous webinars