Juan Camón Cala

Assistant Professor · Department of Accounting and Finance

University of Zaragoza

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Short Bio

Juan Camón Cala holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Zaragoza, the same institution where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in the same field. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management of Social Economy Organizations.

His professional experience includes serving as a territorial coordinator in a financial services company, as well as several positions in non-governmental organizations. Throughout his career, he has specialized in consultancy and support for cooperatives and non-profit entities. As a researcher, his work focuses on the social and financial aspects of economics, with a specific emphasis on social impact valuation, social entrepreneurship, and cooperativism.

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Awards & Distinctions

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Finance and Sustainability European Research Award – Best Published Research Article (2017) Joint recipient. Granted by the French SIF (Forum pour l’Investissement Responsable) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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Economic and Social Council of Aragón (CESA) Research Award For contribution to the study “Analysis of the capacities, actions, and reactions of the Aragonese social economy to the economic crisis. A first approach”.
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Zaragoza Provincia: Cuarto Espacio Research Prize (2011) Individually awarded for the project “Ecological production and consumption in Zaragoza Province: effects of zero-kilometer distribution”.
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Selected Publications

2025
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
A bibliometric analysis of the social return on investment
2016
Journal of Business Ethics
A credit score system for socially responsible lending