Professor Sumit Lodhia

Professor UniSA Business

City West Campus (WL4-68)
tel +61 8 830 27379

email Sumit.Lodhia@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Sumit Lodhia is a Professor of Accounting in UniSA Business where he leads research focused on sustainability accounting, reporting, and governance. Sumit was presented with the annual Australasian - Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting (A-CSEAR) Hall of Fame Award for 2017. The award is given to researchers who show leadership and a significant contribution to research on sustainability accounting and reporting. For the last three years, Professor Lodhia has been ranked in the top 2% of cited researchers globally (Stanford University Top 2% World Scientist Ranking).

Sumit has completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Arts (MA) at the University of the South... Read more

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About me

Sumit has completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Arts (MA) at the University of the South Pacific, and a PhD from the Australian National University (ANU). He has published over 80 articles in a range of prestigious refereed journals and authored a book and several research reports. He is the co-editor of Accounting Forum, an associate editor of Meditari Accountancy Research and a member of the Editorial Board of several international journals.

Sumit has been awarded grants from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and CPA Australia, to support and continue his industry relevant research. He has presented his research at conferences nationally and internationally. Professor Lodhia is often a mentor at PhD colloquia associated with various conferences and has been/is on the technical committee for the AFAANZ and A-CSEAR conferences. He serves on the AFAANZ Board. Sumit is the author of the “Qualitative Pitch”, a research template for pitching qualitative research ideas.

Sumit has strong links to industry, enabling him to research the sustainability accounting practices of major Australian organisations, both public and private, and he applies his academic research through his teaching, lecturing on sustainability and management accounting at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, mentoring lecturers and supervising PhD and Masters students.

About me

In the media

Date	Title
21/07/2020	What makes people switch to reusable cups? It’s not discounts, it’s what others do, http://what-makes-people-switch-to-reusable-cups-its-not-discounts-its-what-others-do-142254
01/05/2016	Pros and cons of social media marketing for accountants, http://intheblack.com/articles/2016/05/01/pros-and-cons-of-social-media-marketing-for-accountants
30/07/2012	Carbon accounting : our newest, cleanest export, http://www.ecosmagazine.com/?paper=EC12365

Research

Research focus

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Business and Management
Banking, Finance and Investment
Applied Economics
Policy and Administration

Highlights

Social, environmental and sustainability management, accounting and accountability, and reporting (includes carbon/climate change accounting and pricing)
Integrated Reporting
Corporate Communication with a focus on use of new media such as the world wide web, social media and virtual reality technologies
Sustainability and the Mining industry
Corporate Social Responsibility
Accounting (especially Sustainability) education
Accounting (especially sustainability accounting) in developing countries

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2020	Kuruppu, S & Lodhia, S 2020, 'Shaping accountability at an NGO: a Bourdieusian perspective', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 178-203. Open access 10 8 2
2019	Lodhia, S 2019, 'What about your qualitative cousins? Adapting the pitching template to qualitative research', Accounting and Finance, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 309-329. Open access 13 13 3
2019	Stone, G W & Lodhia, S 2019, 'Readability of integrated reports: an exploratory global study', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 1532-1557. Open access 15 15
2018	Kaur, A & Lodhia, S 2018, 'Stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting: a study of Australian local councils', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 338-368. Open access 53 51
2015	Lodhia, S 2015, 'Exploring the transition to integrated reporting through a practice lens: an Australian customer owned bank perspective', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 129, no. 3, pp. 585-598. Open access 33 89

Books

Year	Output
2018	Lodhia, SK 2018, Mining and sustainable development: current issues, Routledge, US.

Chapters

Year	Output
2020	Lodhia, S, Kaur, A & Williams , B 2020, 'Integrated reporting in the public sector', in C De Villiers, P-C K Hsiao & W Maroun (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Integrated Reporting, Routledge, UK, ch.15 , pp. 1-19.
2018	Lodhia, S 2018, 'Mining and sustainable development', in SK Lodhia (ed.), Mining and sustainable development: current issues, Routledge, US, ch. 1, pp. 1-8.
2018	Lodhia, S 2018, 'Sustainability reporting in the mining industry: current status and future research directions', in SK Lodhia (ed.), Mining and sustainable development: current issues, Routledge, US, ch.10, pp. 176-198. 2 25
2018	Maroun, W & Lodhia, S 2018, 'Sustainability and integrated reporting by the public sector and not-for-profit organizations', in C de Villers & W Maroun (eds), Sustainability accounting and integrated reporting, Routledge, London, UK, ch. 10, pp. 101-120. Open access
2017	Kaur, A & Lodhia, SK 2017, 'The extent of stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting: does empowerment of stakeholders really exist?', in D Crowther & S Seifi (eds), Modern organisational governance, Emerald, UK, ch. 7, pp. 129-145. 3
2016	Kaur, A & Lodhia, S 2016, 'Influences on stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting: A study of Australian local councils', in D Crowther & S Seifi (eds), Corporate responsibility and stakeholding, Emerald Group Publishing, UK, ch. 6, pp. 105-129. 5
2013	Lodhia, S 2013, 'Sustainability accounting and reporting : an overview, contemporary developments and research possibilities', in G Wells (ed.), Sustainable business : theory and practice of business under sustainability principles, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, ch. 4, pp. 73-88. 6
2012	Lodhia, S 2012, 'The need for effective corporate social responsibility/sustainability regulation', in S Jones & J Ratnatunga (eds), Contemporary issues in sustainability accounting, assurance and reporting, Emerald, Bingley, UK, ch. 6, pp. 139-152.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2022	Arora, MP, Lodhia, S & Stone, G 2022, 'Enablers and barriers to the involvement of accountants in integrated reporting', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 676-709. Open access 1 1
2022	Arora, MP, Lodhia, S & Stone, GW 2022, 'Preparers' perceptions of integrated reporting: a global study of integrated reporting adopters', Accounting and Finance, vol. 62, no. S1, pp. 1381-1420. 1
2022	Lodhia, S & Mitchell, NA 2022, 'Corporate social responsibility disclosures and reputation risk management post the banking royal commission: a study of the big four banks', Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, vol. 19, no. 2, pp, 162-185. Open access
2022	Lodhia, S, Kaur, A & Kuruppu, SC 2022, 'The disclosure of sustainable development goals (SDGs) by the top 50 Australian companies: substantive or symbolic legitimation?', Meditari Accountancy Research, online, pp. 1-28. Open access
2021	Ali, I, Lodhia, S & Narayan, AK 2021, 'Value creation attempts via photographs in sustainability reporting: a legitimacy theory perspective', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 247-263. Open access 3 5
2021	Faff, RW & Lodhia, S 2021, '..More on the use of research templates', Accounting and Finance, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 5003-5023. 1 1
2021	Lodhia, S, Sharma, U & Low, M 2021, 'Creating value: sustainability and accounting for non-financial matters in the pre- and post-corona environment', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 185-196. Open access 1 1 1
2021	Sandhu, S, Lodhia, S, Potts, A & Crocker, R 2021, 'Environment friendly takeaway coffee cup use: individual and institutional enablers and barriers', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 291, article no. 125271, pp. 1-11. 5 5 82
2021	Williams, B & Lodhia, S 2021, 'Integrated Reporting in public sector organisations: a study of Australian local councils', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 280, article no. 111833, pp. 1-8. 2 2
2021	Williams, B, Lodhia, S, Arora, MP & Mcmanus, L 2021, 'The institutional change in role of the public sector accountant in facilitating accountability: a longitudinal study of Australian local councils', Managerial Auditing Journal, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 314-333. Open access 1 1
2020	Cho, CH, Lodhia, SK, Michelon, G & Tilt, CA 2020, 'Farewell tribute to professor Rob Gray', Accounting Forum, vol. 44, no. 3, pp.179. Open access 7
2020	Kumarasiri, J & Lodhia, S 2020, 'The Australian carbon tax: corporate perceptions, responses and motivations', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 515-542. Open access
2020	Kuruppu, S & Lodhia, S 2020, 'Shaping accountability at an NGO: a Bourdieusian perspective', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 178-203. Open access 10 8 2
2020	Lodhia, S 2020, 'Pitching research: 'qualitative cousins', the 'extended family' and 'living harmoniously'', Accounting and Finance, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 2879-2887. Open access 3 3 1
2020	Lodhia, S, Kaur, A & Stone, G 2020, 'The use of social media as a legitimation tool for sustainability reporting: a study of the top 50 Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed companies', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 613-632. Open access 10 10
2020	Lodhia, S, Martin, N & Rice, J 2020, 'Regulatory pluralism: positing priority actions in waste and recycling management', Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 415-433. Open access
2020	Lopatta, K, Bottcher, K, Lodhia, SK & Tideman, SA 2020, 'Parity codetermination at the board level and labor investment efficiency: evidence on German listed firms', Zeitschrift fuer Betriebswirtschaft, vol. 90, no. 1, pp. 57-108. Open access 4 15
2020	Lopatta, K, Bottcher, K, Lodhia, SK & Tideman, SA 2020, 'The relationship between gender diversity and employee representation at the board level and non-financial performance: a cross-country study', The International Journal of Accounting, vol. 55, no. 1, article no. 2050001, pp. 1-46. Open access 10 8 1
2020	Rinaldi, L, Cho, CH, Lodhia, SK, Michelon, G & Tilt, C 2020, 'Accounting in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: a forum for academic research', Accounting Forum, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 180-183. Open access 13 10 19
2019	Kaur, A & Lodhia, S 2019, 'Sustainability accounting, accountability and reporting in the public sector', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 498-504. Open access 14 15
2019	Kaur, A & Lodhia, SK 2019, 'Key issues and challenges in stakeholder engagement in sustainability reporting: a study of Australian local councils', Pacific Accounting Review, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 2-18. Open access 11 9
2019	Kuruppu, SC & Lodhia, S 2019, 'Disruption and transformation: the organisational evolution of an NGO', British Accounting Review, vol. 51, article no. 100828, pp. 1-15. Open access 9 9 4
2019	Lodhia, S 2019, 'What about your qualitative cousins? Adapting the pitching template to qualitative research', Accounting and Finance, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 309-329. Open access 13 13 3
2019	Sharma, U & Lodhia, SK 2019, 'Sustainability accounting and reporting: recent perspectives and an agenda for further research', Pacific Accounting Review, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 309-312. Open access 5 5
2019	Stone, G W & Lodhia, S 2019, 'Readability of integrated reports: an exploratory global study', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 1532-1557. Open access 15 15
2018	Kaur, A & Lodhia, S 2018, 'Stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting: a study of Australian local councils', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 338-368. Open access 53 51
2018	Lodhia, S 2018, 'Is the medium the message?: Advancing the research agenda on the role of communication media in sustainability reporting', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 2-12. Open access 22 21
2018	Lodhia, S, Martin, N & Rice, J 2018, 'Appraising offsets as a tool for integrated environmental planning and management', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 178, pp. 34-44. 5 3
2018	Lodhia, S, Martin, N & Rice, J 2018, 'One Stop Shopping as a regime: a crowdsourced analysis of integrated environmental approval policy', Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 420-438. Open access 2 2
2017	Arora, MP & Lodhia, S 2017, 'The BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill: exploring the link between social and environmental disclosures and reputation risk management', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 140, part 3, pp. 1287-1297. Open access 44 38 1
2017	Lodhia, S & Stone, G 2017, 'Integrated reporting in an internet and social media communication environment: conceptual insights', Australian Accounting Review, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 17-33. Open access 42 37
2017	Lodhia, S 2017, 'The development of carbon management as a strategic practice: an Australian study', International Journal of Critical Accounting, vol. 9, no. 5/6, pp. 481-493. Open access
2017	Lodhia, S, Martin, N & Rice, J 2017, 'Extended producer responsibility for waste televisions and computers: a regulatory evaluation of the Australian experience', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 164, pp. 927-938. Open access 31 30
2017	Lopatta, K, Jaeschke, R, Tchikov, M & Lodhia, S 2017, 'Corruption, corporate social responsibility and financial constraints: international firm level evidence', European Management Review, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 47-65. Open access 35 28
2017	Lopatta, K, Tchikov, M, Jaeschke, R & Lodhia, S 2017, 'Sustainable development and microfinance: the effect of outreach and profitability on microfinance', Sustainable Development, vol, 25, no. 5, pp. 386-399. Open access 18 15
2016	Chong, S, Ali, I & Lodhia, SK 2016, 'A model for gauging the prominence of web-based CSR disclosure', Pacific Accounting Review, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 431-445. Open access 7 7
2016	Martin, N, Evans, M, Rice, J, Lodhia, S & Gibbons, P 2016, 'Using offsets to mitigate environmental impacts of major projects: a stakeholder analysis', Journal of Environmental Management, vol.179, pp. 58-65. Open access 11 10 2
2015	Lodhia, S 2015, 'Exploring the transition to integrated reporting through a practice lens: an Australian customer owned bank perspective', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 129, no. 3, pp. 585-598. Open access 33 89
2014	Goswami, K & Lodhia, S 2014, 'Sustainability disclosure patterns of South Australian local councils: a case study', Public Money and Management, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 273-280. Open access 39 38
2014	Kaur, A & Lodhia, SK 2014, 'The state of disclosures on stakeholder engagement in sustainability reporting in Australian local councils', Pacific Accounting Review, vol. 26, no. 1/2, pp. 54-74. 39 33
2014	Lodhia, S & Hess, NR 2014, 'Sustainability accounting and reporting in the mining industry: current literature and directions for future research', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 84, pp. 43-50. 79 74
2014	Lodhia, S & Martin, N 2014, 'Corporate sustainability indicators: an Australian mining case study', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 84, pp. 107-115. Open access 45 41
2014	Lodhia, S 2014, 'Factors influencing the use of the World Wide Web for sustainability communication: an Australian mining perspective', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 84, pp. 142-154. 24 18
2014	Lodhia, S 2014, 'Towards a pragmatic social accounting', Accounting Forum, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 288-290. Open access 2 3
2014	Lodhia, S 2014, 'Why do companies not produce sustainability reports? [review]', Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 124-124. 1
2014	Martin, NJ, Rice, JL & Lodhia, SK 2014, 'Sustainable development planning: a case of public participation using online forums', Sustainable Development, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 265-275. Open access 17 13 2
2014	Moran, C, Lodhia, S, Kunz, N & Huisingh, D 2014, 'Sustainability in mining, minerals and energy: new processes, pathways and human interactions for a cautiously optimistic future', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 84, pp. 1-15. 92 86
2013	Glennie, M & Lodhia, S 2013, 'The influence of internal organisational factors on corporate-community partnership agendas: an Australian case study', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 52-67. 23 23
2013	Lodhia, S & Jacobs, K 2013, 'The practice turn in environmental reporting: A study into current practices in two Australian commonwealth departments', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 26 no. 4, pp. 595-615. Open access 51 44
2013	Lodhia, SK, Moran, C, Kunz, NC & Huisingh, D 2013, 'The sustainability agenda of the minerals and energy supply and demand network: an integrative analysis of ecological, ethical, economic, and technological dimensions', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 51, pp. 299-300. Open access
2012	Lodhia, S & Martin, N 2012, 'Stakeholder responses to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act : an agenda setting perspective', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 126-145. 28 26
2012	Lodhia, S & Martin, N 2012, 'The Garnaut Review: what do emissions-intensive trade-exposed industries really think about emerging climate change policies?', Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 33-49. 2
2012	Lodhia, S 2012, 'Web based social and environmental communication in the Australian minerals industry: an application of media richness framework', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 73-85. 51 39
2012	Lodhia, S, Jacobs, K & Park, YJ 2012, 'Driving public sector environmental reporting: the disclosure practices of Australian Commonwealth departments', Public Management Review, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 631-647. 70 62
2012	Pellegrino, C & Lodhia, S 2012, 'Climate change accounting and the Australian mining industry : exploring the links between corporate disclosure and the generation of legitimacy', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 36, pp. 68-82. 108 97
2011	Hogan, J & Lodhia, S 2011, 'Sustainability reporting and reputation risk management: an Australian case study', International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 267-287. 51 45
2011	Lodhia, S 2011, 'The Australian National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act and its implications for accounting practice and research: a mini review', Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 190-198. 14 13
2011	Lodhia, SK 2011, 'Why we need carbon pricing: a social and environmental accounting perspective', Journal of Law and Financial Management, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 9-15.
2010	Lodhia, S 2010, 'Research Methods for Analysing World Wide Web Sustainability Communication', Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 26-36. 22
2010	Lodhia, S 2010, 'Teaching a Sustainability Accounting Course in an Australian University: Insights for Sustainability Accounting Education', Journal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 15-22.

Conferences

Year	Output
2012	Goswami, K & Lodhia, S 2012, 'Influences on sustainability reporting practices in selected South Australian local councils: an explanatory case study', 11th A-CSEAR Conference 2012, University of Wollongong, pp. 1-45. Open access
2012	Lodhia, S & Martin, N 2012, 'Revisiting a corporate sustainability framework in an integrated reporting era : a diversified resources firm perspective', RMIT Accounting for Sustainability Conference 2012, RMIT, pp.1-25. Open access
2010	Lodhia, S 2010, 'Sustainability Reporting by the Australian Commonwealth Public Sector', in James Guthrie,, APIRA 2010, University of Sydney, pp. 1-31. Open access
2010	Pellegrino, C & Lodhia, S 2010, 'Disclosures by key bodies in the Australian mining industry on climate change: a test of legitimacy theory', 6th Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference: APIRA 2010, APIRA, pp. 1-33. Open access
2009	Martin, N & Lodhia, S 2009, 'Stakeholder Responses to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act', Eighth Australasian Conference on Social and Environmental Accounting Research, University of Canterbury.
2008	Lodhia, S 2008, 'Sustainability Communication Media choice by companies in the Australian Minerals Industry: An application of media richness framework', in Roger L. Burritt, Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability.
2008	Lodhia, S 2008, 'Theorising the use of the Wide Web (WWW) for Sustainable Communication: An Extension to stakeholder and legitimacy considerations', in Roger L. Burritt, Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability.

Reports

Year	Output
2016	Lodhia, S 2016, Strategic responses to carbon pricing through carbon management: an Australian study, Certified Institute of Management Accountants, Australia. Open access
2016	Lodhia, S, Stone, G & Parker, L 2016, Strategising for social media: A public accounting practice perspective, CPA Australia, Australia. Open access

Other outputs

Sandhu, S, Crocker, R and Lodhia, S (2020) “What makes people switch to reusable cups? It’s not discounts, it’s what others do” The Conversation https://theconversation.com/what-makes-people-switch-to-reusable-cups-its-not-discounts-its-what-others-do-142254

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

Co-Editor - Accounting Forum
Editorial board member - Accounting, Auditing, and Accountability Journal, Sustainability Management, Accounting and Policy Journal, Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change, Pacific Accounting Review, International Journal of Accounting
Associate Editor - Meditari Accountancy Research.
AFAANZ Board member.
Member of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) Sustainability Management Advisory Committee
Top 2% of cited researchers in Accounting (2019,2020)
Visiting Academic (Waikato University, 2019, Lincoln University, 2019, University of Kelaniya, 2018, University of the South Pacific, 2018, 2019, University of Tasmania, 2017,2018, 2019, Auckland University of Technology, 2015)
Technical committee member at conferences (AFAANZ, A-Csear, Csear), Mentor at Phd colloquia (Apira, A-Csear, AFAANZ, Meditari)
Assessor for South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF)
Peer Reviewer for research project applications for the Università di Bologna, Italy
Mining Special Issue Managing Guest Editor for Journal of Cleaner Prodution (2014)
Co-editor of Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability Journal (2008-2012)
KeyNote Speaker (University of Lampung International Conference on Social Science,Sustainability Accounting Research Network, International Conference for Accounting Reseachers and Educators, International Conference on Emerging Accounting Issues, CPA conferences, ACsear emerging scholars colloqium)
Best Research paper (Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, International Conference on Governance and Accountability)

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Auckland University of Technology	NEW ZEALAND
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute for Acquatic Science & Technology	SWITZERLAND
Green Industries South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Hamburg University	GERMANY
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
RMIT University	AUSTRALIA
The Career Academy	AUSTRALIA
University of Bristol	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Hamburg	GERMANY
University of London	UNITED KINGDOM
University of New England	AUSTRALIA
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Oldenburg	GERMANY
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
University of Tennessee	UNITED STATES
University of the Witwatersrand	SOUTH AFRICA
University of Waikato	NEW ZEALAND
York University	CANADA
Zayed University	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Advisory Board Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand , Sustainable Advisory Committee	2022
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa	2022
Associate Editor Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2022
Editorial Board Member International Journal of Accounting	2022
Editorial Board Member Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2022
Editorial Board Member Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (SEAJ)	2022
Editorial Board Member Pacific Accounting Review	2022
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2022
Elected Board Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2022
Invited Speaker (virtual) Amrita University Business School Seminar Series, India	2022
Invited Speaker (virtual) Curtin University Accounting seminar series	2022
Invited Speaker (Virtual) : ESG in One Day Zijlstra Center for Public Control, Governance & Leadership, School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	2022
Joint editor Accounting Forum	2022
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2022
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2022
Member CPA Australia	2022
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2022
Member of CPA Australia's Sustainability Working Group CPA Australia	2022
Member, Insights Panel Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2022
Participant at CAANZ virtual roundtable on an International standard for sustainability reporting Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2022
Vice -President, Qualitative Research InSPiR2eS Research Network	2022
Advisory Board Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand , Sustainable Advisory Committee	2021
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa	2021
Assessor, Research Grant Application Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHCI)	2021
Associate Editor Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2021
Co-editor Accounting Forum	2021
Editorial Board Member International Journal of Accounting	2021
Editorial Board Member Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2021
Editorial Board Member Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (SEAJ)	2021
Editorial Board Member Sustainability Management, Accounting and Policy Journal	2021
Editorial Board Member Pacific Accounting Review	2021
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2021
Elected Board Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2021
Insights Panel Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand , Sustainable Advisory Committee	2021
Invited Speaker, Virtual Seminar Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Western Australia	2021
Invited Speaker, Virtual Seminar La Trobe University	2021
Invited Speaker, Virtual Seminar Waikato Management School, The University of Waikato	2021
Keynote Speaker 18th Biennial Conference Doctorial Colloquium, Comparative International Government Accounting Research (CIGAR) Network	2021
Member CPA Australia	2021
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2021
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2021
Research Grants Committee Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2021
Vice -President, Qualitative Research InSPiR2eS Research Network	2021
Advisory Board Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand , Sustainable Advisory Committee	2020
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa	2020
Associate Editor Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2020
Co-editor Accounting Forum	2020
Co-Editor, Special issue on sustainability accounting Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2020
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2020
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2020
Editorial Board Member Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ)	2020
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2020
Editorial Board Member Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (SEAJ)	2020
Editorial Board Member Pacific Accounting Review	2020
Elected Board Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2020
Keynote Speaker University of Lampung, Indonesia, International conference on Social Sciences	2020
Member CPA Australia	2020
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2020
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2020
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2020
Member, Diversity Advisory Panel Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), South Australian Division	2020
Member, Insights Panel Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2020
Member, Research Grants Committee Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2020
Top 2% of cited researchers worldwide in Accounting Stanford University	2020
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa	2019
Co-Editor Accounting Forum	2019
Co-editor, Special issue Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2019
Editorial Advisory Board Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ)	2019
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2019
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2019
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2019
Editorial Board Member Pacific Accounting Review	2019
Editorial Board Member Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (SEAJ)	2019
Elected Board Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2019
Eric Anderson Award for Best Paper 2018-2019 Australasian Journal of Environmental Management	2019
Invited Lecture RMIT University	2019
Invited Lecture Distinguished Visitor University of Tasmania	2019
Invited Lecture Visiting Professor Waikato University	2019
Invited Lecture Visiting Professor Lincoln University	2019
Invited Lecture, School of Accounting and Finance Distinguished Visitor program University of the South Pacific	2019
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2019
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2019
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2019
Member CPA Australia	2019
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2019
Member Insights Panel Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2019
Member of Interview Panel Flinders University	2019
Member, Diversity Advisory Panel Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), South Australian Division	2019
Member, Research Grants Committee Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2019
Mentor, Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting (APIRA) Conference Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2019
Plenary Speaker Sustainability Accounting Research Network (SARN) Conference, Waikato University, New Zealand	2019
Top 2% of cited researchers worldwide in Accounting Stanford University	2019
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa	2018
Co-Editor Accounting Forum	2018
Editor, Mining and Sustainable Development: Current issues Routledge Studies of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development	2018
Editorial Advisory Board Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ)	2018
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2018
Editorial Board Member Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (SEAJ)	2018
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2018
Editorial Board Member Pacific Accounting Review	2018
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2018
Elected Board Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2018
Guest Co-editor, Special Issue on Sustainability Accounting Pacific Accounting Review	2018
Guest co-editor, Special Issue on Sustainability Accounting in the Public sector Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2018
Invited keynote speaker: Digital Disruption to Digital Readiness: The Future of Accountancy Profession International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka	2018
Invited Lecture University of Otago Accounting Seminar Series	2018
Invited Lecture Distinguished Visitor, Business School University of Tasmania	2018
Invited Lecture, Accounting Seminar Series University of Tasmania	2018
Invited Lecture, School of Accounting and Finance Distinguished Visitor program University of the South Pacific	2018
Invited panel member Governance and Sustainability Conference, RMIT University	2018
Invited Speaker and Mentor Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2018
Invited speaker: Qualitative Research Grants Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Research Development Day	2018
Member CPA Australia	2018
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2018
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2018
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2018
Member, Conference Technical Committee Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference	2018
Member, Conference Technical Committee Governance and Sustainability (GAS) Conference, RMIT University	2018
Member, Diversity Advisory Panel Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), South Australian Division	2018
Member, Research Grants Committee Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2018
Mentor Governance and Sustainability (GAS) Conference Emerging Scholars colloquium, RMIT University	2018
Peer Reviewer for research project applications Universita di Bologna, Italy	2018
Visiting Professor University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka	2018
A-CSEAR Hall of Fame Award Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ASCEAR)	2017
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa	2017
Co-Chair and Mentor Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2017
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2017
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2017
Editorial Board Member Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (SEAJ)	2017
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2017
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2017
Guest Co-editor, Special Issue on Sustainability Accounting Pacific Accounting Review	2017
Invited Lecture Distinguished Visitor, Business School University of Tasmania	2017
Invited Lecture, Accounting Seminar Series University of Tasmania	2017
Member CPA Australia	2017
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2017
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2017
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2017
Member Diversity Advisory Panel Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) South Australian Division	2017
Member, Conference Technical Committee Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2017
Member, Conference Technical Committee Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference	2017
Peer Reviewer for research project applications Universita di Bologna, Italy	2017
Plenary Speaker Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2017
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa	2016
Associate Editor, Corporate Governance The International Journal of Business in Society	2016
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2016
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2016
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2016
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2016
Invited speaker Macquarie University School of Accounting Staff Seminar	2016
Member CPA Australia	2016
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2016
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2016
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2016
Member, Conference Technical Committee Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2016
Member, Conference Technical Committee Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference	2016
Member, Scientific Committee Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR), Italy	2016
Mentor Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2016
Peer Reviewer for research project applications Universita di Bologna, Italy	2016
Plenary Speaker Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2016
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa	2015
Associate Editor, Corporate Governance The International Journal of Business in Society	2015
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2015
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2015
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2015
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2015
Invited Lecture, AUT Business Division Distinguished Visitor program Auckland University of Technology (AUT)	2015
Member CPA Australia	2015
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2015
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2015
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2015
Member, Conference Technical Committee Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2015
Member, Conference Technical Committee Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference	2015
Member, Research Evaluation Committee (REC) Australia Research Council	2015
Member, Scientific Committee Global Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption Conference	2015
Member, Scientific Committee Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR) Conference	2015
Mentor Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2015
Peer Reviewer for research project applications Universita di Bologna, Italy	2015
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa	2014
Editor, Special Volume on Sustainability and Mining, Vol.84, 1 December 2014 Journal of Cleaner Production	2014
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2014
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2014
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2014
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2014
Editorial Board Member Sustainability Management, Accounting and Policy Journal	2014
Invited lecture as a part of Sustainability Management for organisations, business and government (SMOG) Cat 5 grant Czech Technical University	2014
Invited Speaker and Mentor Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2014
Member CPA Australia	2014
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2014
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2014
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2014
Peer Reviewer for research project applications Universita di Bologna, Italy	2014
Plenary Speaker International Conference on Emerging Accounting Issues, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia	2014
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa	2013
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2013
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2013
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2013
Invited lecture as a part of Sustainability Management for organisations, business and government (SMOG) Cat 5 grant Universita di Bologna, Italy	2013
Member CPA Australia	2013
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2013
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2013
Peer Reviewer for research project applications Universita di Bologna, Italy	2013
Best paper award The state of stakeholder engagement in sustainability reporting in Australian local councils",Y" International Conference on Governance and Accountability, University of Technology Mara, Malaysia	2012
Co-Editor Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability (APCEA) Journal	2012
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2012
Member CPA Australia	2012
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2012
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2012
Co-Editor Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability (APCEA) Journal	2011
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2011
Member CPA Australia	2011
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2011
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)	2011
Mentor Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2011

Other

Provided research advice to staff during visits to the Czech Technical University, Prague Czech Republic (June 16-20, 2014) and Università di Bologna, Italy (October 14-25, 2013). This visit was funded by the joint initiative of the European Union and the Australian Federal Government to foster mutual understanding in relation to Sustainability Management for Business, Organisations and Governments (SMOG).

Teaching & student supervision

Teaching strengths

Sustainability Accounting and Reporting
Management Accounting

Highlights

Sustainability Accounting and Reporting,
Corporate Social Responsibility,
Management Accounting,
Management Control Systems,Financial Accounting (Mainly first year),
Accounting for non-accountants,
Accounting Theory,
Accounting Information Systems, Business Information Systems, E-business
Ethics and Corporate Governance
Qualitative Research Methods

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Australian Companies' Use of Social Media for Sustainability Reporting	Current
Embedding sustainability in operations practices to enhance organisational performance	Current
Sustainability reporting in social business: evidence from Bangladesh	Current
Understanding the academic-practice relationship in sustainability accounting and reporting: an Australian study	Current
Stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting: a study of Australian local councils	Completed
The accountability trap: understanding meaning, practice and stakeholder salience in an NGO	Completed
The conception and promulgation of co-operative compliance in Australian taxation policy: a historical study	Completed
The role of accountants in integrated reporting	Completed

Professor Sumit Lodhia

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