Associate Professor Wei Qian

Associate Professor UniSA Business

City West Campus (WL4-59)
tel +61 8 830 20455

email Wei.Qian@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Dr Wei Qian is an Associate Professor in accounting and a Professorial Lead at UniSA Business. She is currently the Accounting and Governance Stream Director at the Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion (CMVI). Wei's research and teaching focus is centred on sustainability accounting and reporting, especially environmental and carbon management accounting and performance improvement. Her recent research also covers stakeholder engagement for organisational sustainability, sustainability accounting in developing countries, educating for sustainability accounting, gender equity and accounting for Aboriginal engagement and reconciliation. From these research areas, Wei has published widely in top ranked accounting and... Read more

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Research

Highlights

Current Research Projects:

Environmental (Carbon) Management Accounting (EMA)

Sustainability Accounting and Reporting in general and in developing countries

CSR and Indigenous Engagement in the Public Sector

CSR and Gender Equity

Research

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

iMove 6-030 National Variable Pricing Matrix, iMove Australia Limited, 18/12/2023 - 30/06/2025
TiME 2.7.3: Mining Sector Natural Capital Accounting System: BHP Olympic Dam Case Study, CRC for Transformations in Mining Economies, 31/10/2022 - 29/02/2024
Sustainability reporting in four Indo-pacific countries: Assessment of quality and contextual influences, Global Reporting Initiative, 29/11/2021 - 30/06/2022
Accounting for Aboriginal Engagement and Reconciliation: An Institutional Framework, Accounting And Finance Association of Australia And New Zealand Limited, 01/07/2020 - 31/07/2021
RACE: Opportunity Assessment: B1 Transforming energy productivity through value chains, Race for 2030, 15/02/2021 - 30/06/2021
Sustainability Reporting in South Asia: Extent, Perceptions and Impact, Global Reporting Initiative, 23/04/2018 - 16/11/2018
Sustainability reporting in Sub-Saharan Africa : extent, perceptions and impact, Global Reporting Initiative, 12/03/2018 - 16/11/2018
Discharging environmental accountability via social media - China's PX case, Accounting And Finance Association of Australia And New Zealand Limited, 01/07/2016 - 30/06/2017

Other projects

Research projects

ARC CoE 2025-2032 (under review): Born Digital Cultural Heritage

CRC iMove 2024-2025: National Community Transport Pricing Matrix: Trial Assessment

CRC TiME 2022-2023: Mining Sector Natural Capital Accounting System: BHP Olympic Dam Case Study

GRI research project 2022: Sustainability reporting in four Indo-pacific countries: Assessment of quality and contextual influences

RACE 2030 2021: Opportunity Assessment: B1 Transforming energy productivity through value chains

AFAANZ grant 2020-21: Accounting for Aboriginal Engagement and Reconciliation: An Institutional Framework

GRI research project 2018: Sustainability Reporting in Africa and South East Asia

CSG seed funding project 2018: Indigenous engagement by Australian Mining sector

AFAANZ Project 2016-17: Discharging environmental accountability via social media – China’s PX case

Chinese National Social Science Foundation Project 2015: The effect of political connection and market performance on environmental information disclosure

ECR international travel award Project 2013: From carbon disclosure to carbon performance

AFAANZ Project 2009: Lease and service for product life-cycle management: An accounting perspective

Zero Waste SA seed funding project 2009: Sustainable product service systems

Zero Waste SA Seed Funding Project 2009: Resource consumption synergies in regional area

Business School small grant project 2008: Corporate governance and legitimacy in Australia

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2025	Qian, W & Deng, X 2025, 'Gender diversity and CSR performance: an exploration of cultural enablers and barriers in China', Meditari Accountancy Research, online, pp. 1-24. Open access
2025	Qian, W, Dissanayake, D, Leong, S, Kuruppu, S & Tilt, C 2025, 'Sustainability reporting in Indo-Pacific countries: an integrative response to local and global frameworks', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 157-198. Open access
2024	Qian, W, Parker, L & Zhu, J 2024, 'Corporate environmental reporting in the China context: the interplay of stakeholder salience, socialist ideology and state power', British Accounting Review, vol. 56, no. 1, article no. 101198, pp. 1-19. Open access 17 1
2024	Qian, W, Rao, K & Deng, X 2024, 'Gender diversity and corporate social responsibility performance: a critical assessment', Accounting and Finance, online, pp. 1-26. 371
2024	Qian, W, Tilt, C & Zhu, P 2024, 'Social and environmental reporting in China: an examination of local political and economic influences', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 2175-2197. Open access 1 1

Chapters

Year	Output
2025	Qian, W & Xue, M 2025, 'On the way towards climate neutrality: the positives and negatives of climate policy changes in Australia', in R Singh & WL Filho (eds), Climate neutrality through smart eco-innovation and environmental sustainability, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 16, pp. 263-281.
2018	Qian, W, Kaur, A & Schaltegger, S 2018, 'Managing eco-efficiency development: an investigation of top carbon polluters in Australia', in KH Lee & S Schaltegger (eds), Accounting for sustainability: Asia Pacific perspectives, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 5, pp. 103-124.
2011	Xing, K & Qian, W 2011, 'Leasing strategy revisited: economic and environmental values', in B Katalinic (eds), DAAAM international scientific book 2011, DAAAM International, Austria, ch. 4, pp. 45-62. Open access
2008	Burritt, RL & Qian, W 2008, 'The development of environmental management accounting: an institutional view', in Stefan Schaltegger, Martin Bennett, Roger L. Burritt and Christine Jasch, Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands, pp. 233-248. 2

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Qian, W & Deng, X 2025, 'Gender diversity and CSR performance: an exploration of cultural enablers and barriers in China', Meditari Accountancy Research, online, pp. 1-24. Open access
2025	Qian, W, Dissanayake, D, Leong, S, Kuruppu, S & Tilt, C 2025, 'Sustainability reporting in Indo-Pacific countries: an integrative response to local and global frameworks', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 157-198. Open access
2024	Deng, X, Rao, KK & Qian, W 2024, 'Riding the waves or fighting the tides? female leaders' CSR engagement', Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 1011-1025. Open access 5 6
2024	Qian, W, Parker, L & Zhu, J 2024, 'Corporate environmental reporting in the China context: the interplay of stakeholder salience, socialist ideology and state power', British Accounting Review, vol. 56, no. 1, article no. 101198, pp. 1-19. Open access 17 1
2024	Qian, W, Rao, K & Deng, X 2024, 'Gender diversity and corporate social responsibility performance: a critical assessment', Accounting and Finance, online, pp. 1-26. 371
2024	Qian, W, Tilt, C & Zhu, P 2024, 'Social and environmental reporting in China: an examination of local political and economic influences', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 2175-2197. Open access 1 1
2023	Nkrumah, BA, Qian, W, Kaur, A & Tilt, C 2023, 'Stakeholder accountability in the era of big data: an exploratory study of online platform companies', Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 447-484. Open access 2
2022	Qian, W, Zhu, P & Tilt, C 2022, 'Corporate environmental disclosure and local government environmental oversight in China', Pacific Accounting Review, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 358-382. Open access 11 12
2021	Dissanayake, D, Kuruppu, S, Qian, W & Tilt, C 2021, 'Barriers for sustainability reporting: evidence from Indo-Pacific region', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 264-293. Open access 28 23 1
2021	Dissanayake, D, Tilt, CA & Qian, W 2021, 'How do public companies respond to national challenges through sustainability reporting? - The case of Sri Lanka', Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, vol. 18, no. 4/5, pp. 455-483. 22 15
2021	Kaur, A & Qian, W 2021, 'The state of disclosures on Aboriginal engagement: an examination of Australian mining companies', Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 345-370. Open access 10 9 11
2021	Qian, W & Chen, X 2021, 'Corporate environmental disclosure and political connection in regulatory and leadership changes: the case of China', British Accounting Review, vol. 53, no. 1, article no. 100935. 77 64
2021	Qian, W, Tilt, C & Belal, A 2021, 'Social and environmental accounting in developing countries: contextual challenges and insights', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 1021-1050. Open access 52 41
2021	Tilt, CA, Qian, W, Kuruppu, S & Dissanayake, D 2021, 'The state of business sustainability reporting in sub-Saharan Africa: an agenda for policy and practice', Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 267-296. Open access 70 49 2
2020	Qian, W, Suryani, A & Xing, K 2020, 'Does carbon performance matter to market returns during climate policy changes? Evidence from Australia', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 259, article no. 121040, pp. 1-10. 50 40
2020	Qian, W, Tilt, C, Dissanayake, D & Kuruppu, S 2020, 'Motivations and impacts of sustainability reporting in the Indo-Pacific region: normative and instrumental stakeholder approaches', Business Strategy and the Environment, vol. 29, no. 8, pp. 3370-3384. 38 31 2
2019	Dissanayake, D, Tilt, C & Qian, W 2019, 'Factors influencing sustainability reporting by Sri Lankan companies', Pacific Accounting Review, vol. 31, no.1, pp. 84-109. 80 59
2018	Crutzen, N, Bounazef, D & Qian, W 2018, 'Developing sustainability mobility controls: the case of four Belgian local governments', Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 49-74. Open access 2 3
2018	Qian, W & Xing, K 2018, 'Linking environmental and financial performance for privately owned firms: some evidence from Australia', Journal of Small Business Management, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 330-347. Open access 26 22 1
2018	Qian, W, Burritt, RL & Monroe, GS 2018, 'Environmental management accounting in local government: functional and institutional imperatives', Financial Accountability and Management, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 148-165. Open access 22 10
2018	Qian, W, Hörisch, J & Schaltegger, S 2018, 'Environmental management accounting and its effects on carbon management and disclosure quality', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 174, pp. 1608-1619. Open access 111 81
2018	Schaltegger, S & Qian, W 2018, 'Wer berichtet, wird besser', Controlling & Management Review, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 48-51.
2017	Qian, W & Schaltegger, S 2017, 'Revisiting carbon disclosure and performance: legitimacy and management views', British Accounting Review, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 365-379. 234 203 6
2016	Xing, K, Qian, W & Zaman, AU 2016, 'Development of a cloud-based platform for footprint assessment in green supply chain management', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 139, pp. 191-203. Open access 86 65
2015	Qian, W, Burritt, R & Chen, J 2015, 'The potential for environmental management accounting development in China', Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 406-428. 42 19
2014	Dong, S, Burritt, R & Qian, W 2014, 'Salient stakeholders in corporate social responsibility reporting by Chinese mining and minerals companies', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 84, no. 1, pp. 59-69. 35 98
2013	Qian, W 2013, 'Embracing the paradox in educational change for sustainable development: a case of accounting', Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 75-93.
2013	Qian, W 2013, 'Legitimacy or good governance : what drives carbon performance in Australia', Corporate Ownership and Control, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 39-48. Open access 2
2013	Xing, K, Wang, H & Qian, W 2013, 'A sustainability-oriented multi-dimensional value assessment model for product-service development', International Journal of Production Research, vol. 51, no. 19, pp. 5908-5933. 84 69
2012	Qian, W 2012, 'Carbon efficiency in Australian NGER reporting companies : what does the integration tell us?', Journal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 159-180. Open access
2011	Qian, W & Burritt, R 2011, 'Lease and service for product life-cycle management: an accounting perspective', International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 214-230. 3 2
2011	Qian, W, Burritt, R & Monroe, G 2011, 'Environmental management accounting in local government: a case of waste management', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 93-128. 162 132
2009	Qian, W & Burritt, R 2009, 'Contingency perspectives on environmental accounting: an exploratory study', Accounting, Accountability and Performance, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 39-70.

Conferences

Year	Output
2016	Qian, W 2016, 'Sustainability accounting education: past, current and future', in S Schaltegger (ed.), 20th Environmental Management Accounting Network Conference; Two Decades of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Accounting: What has been achieved? (EMAN), Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network and Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM), pp. 196-201. Open access
2013	Dong, S, Burritt, R & Qian, W 2013, 'Building CSR reporting practice in China: evidence from China's mining and minerals industry', in K Kokubu, N Sawabe & M Sakaue (eds), The 7th Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference, APIRA, pp. 1-22. Open access
2013	Qian, W & Schaltegger, S 2013, 'Perform to disclose or disclose to perform: which drives which?', in K Kokubu, N Sawabe & S Sakaue (eds), The 7th Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference, APIRA, paper no. K270, pp. 1-16. Open access
2012	Dong, S, Burritt, R & Qian, W 2012, 'An assessment of CSR reporting practice in China's mining and minerals industry', 11th ACSEAR conference, Australasian Centre on Social and Environmental Accounting Research, pp. 1-27. Open access
2012	Qian, W 2012, 'An exploratory study of carbon efficiency in Australian NGER reporting companies', Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference, AFAANZ, paper no. 316, pp. 1-23.
2012	Qian, W 2012, 'Revisiting the link between environmental performance and financial performance: who cares about private companies?', 11th A-CESAR Conference, University of Wollongong, pp. 1-25. Open access
2011	Qian, W 2011, 'Eco-efficiency wanted: what does the integration tell us?', 10th Australasian Conference on Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR), University of Tasmania, pp. 1-23.
2009	Xing, K, Benn, S, Qian, W & Ness, DA 2009, 'Guidelines for sustainable product service systems: with particular reference to ICT industries', in Claudine Soosay, Peter O'Neill & Daniel Prajogo, 7th ANZAM Operations, Supply chain and Services Management Symposium, UniSA, pp. 468-478.
2008	Qian, W & Burritt, RL 2008, 'Contingency perspectives on environmental accounting: an exploratory study in local government', Global Accounting and Organisational Change (GAOC) Conference 2008, La Trobe University, pp. 1-27. Open access
2008	Qian, W, Burritt, RL & Monroe, G 2008, 'Environmental management accounting in local government: a case of waste management', 7th Australasian Conference for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR), Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability, University of South Australia, pp. 545-566. Open access 162 12

Other outputs

Conference proceedings and Seminars (since 2020)

Atupola, U., Kuruppu, S., Qian, W. and Kim, S. (2025) The role of accounting in fostering circular economy; A systematic literature review, 21st International Conference on Business and Management (ICBM), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19th February, 2025

Qian, W. and Xue, M. (2024) Carbon policy changes and company carbon efficiency outcomes: An Australian study, Inaugural Accounting Forum Conference, Adelaide, 11-13 December 2024

Qian, W. and Schaltegger, S. (2024) Navigating legitimacy strategies for greening corporate bottom lines: Australian evidence, 2024 Meditari Accountancy Research journal conference, Sydney, 9-10 December 2024

Qian, W. and Kaur, A. (2024) Accounting and reporting for reconciliation: An exploratory study of reconciliation action plan development in public sector organisations, ACSEAR 2024, Christchurch NZ, 4-6 December 2024.

Atupola, U., Kuruppu, S., Qian, W. and Kim, S. (2024) How can accounting contribute to achieving the Circular Economy? A systematic literature review, Inaugural Accounting Forum Conference, Adelaide, 11-13 December 2024 – Highly Commended Paper Award

Lodi, F., Kuruppu, S., Dissanayake, D. and Qian, W. (2024) Impact measurement and reporting by social enterprises engaging with the circular economy, Inaugural Accounting Forum Conference, Adelaide, 11-13 December 2024

Mohapatra, S., Tilt, C., Qian, W. and Rao, K. (2023) Driving change from within: how sustainable intrapreneurs drive CSR reporting in Indian corporate sector, ACSEAR 2023, Brisbane, 6-8 December 2023.

Amonoo, B., Qian, W., Kaur, A. and Tilt, C. (2023) The role of accounting on Big Data accountability, ACSEAR 2023, Brisbane, 6-8 December 2023.

Qian, W., Dissanayake, D., Leong, S., Kuruppu and Tilt, C. 2022 Sustainability reporting in Indo-Pacific countries: A response to local and global influences, ACSEAR 2022, Wellington, NZ, 12-14 December 2022.

Xue, M., Qian, W., Kaur, A. and Dissanayake, D. 2022 The impacts of carbon-related regulations and policies on corporate carbon performance and reporting: Australian evidence, ACSEAR 2022, Wellington, NZ, 12-14 December 2022.

Qian, W. and Kaur, A. 2021 Accounting for Aboriginal Engagement and Reconciliation: The Case of Public Sector Organisations in South Australia, ACSEAR 2021, Hobart, 1-3 December 2021.

Amonoo, B., Qian, W., Kaur, A. and Tilt, C. 2021 Stakeholder Accountability in the Era of Big Data: The nature and the extent of big data disclosure by Global online platforms, ACSEAR 2021, Hobart, 1-3 December 2021.

Qian, W. 2021 Engaging corporate social responsibility by women directors, seminar presentation at School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 24 September 2021.

Ping, Z. Qian, W. and Tilt, C. 2020 Local government oversight and the quality of environmental information disclosure in China, Paper presented at the 2020 AFAANZ conference, Melbourne, 1-3 July 2020

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)

Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)

Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR)

The Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network - Asia Pacific (EMAN-AP)

Accounting Auditng & Accountability Journal (AAAJ) Editorial Board Member

Accounting Forum Editorial Board Member

UniSA Business Research Commendation Awards 2021, 22, 23, 24

UniSA Business Research Collaboration and Peer Support Award 2022

UniSA Business Teaching Commendation Award 2022

UniSA Business Peer-to-Peer Research Recognition Award for Team Focused Researcher 2018

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Leuphana University	GERMANY
Macquarie University	AUSTRALIA
National Hsinhua University	TAIWAN
Shanghai Ocean University	CHINA
State University of Malang	INDONESIA
University of Glasgow	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Kassel	GERMANY
University of Liege	BELGIUM
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Sheffield	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney	AUSTRALIA
Yunnan University of Finance and Economics	CHINA
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	CHINA
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law	CHINA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Committee	2025
2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Committee	2025
Associate editor Accounting Forum	2025
Associate editor Accounting Forum	2025
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2025
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2025
Guest editorship Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial management	2025
Guest editorship Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial management	2025
Media report on Women face new battles once they reach the boardroom 100 news sites, including The Canberra Times, Daily Mail Australia, Daily Advertiser, MSN News, The National Tribune, Bendigo Advertiser, Yass Tribune, etc.	2025
Media report on Women face new battles once they reach the boardroom 100 news sites, including The Canberra Times, Daily Mail Australia, Daily Advertiser, MSN News, The National Tribune, Bendigo Advertiser, Yass Tribune, and Ticker TV News	2025
Media report on Women struggle in the boardroom to promote social responsibility initiatives Ticker TV News	2025
Professional membership CPA Australia	2025
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2025
Professional membership CPA Australia	2025
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2025
2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Committee	2024
2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Committee	2024
Associate editor Accounting Forum	2024
Associate editor Accounting Forum	2024
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2024
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2024
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2024
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2024
Guest editorship Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial management	2024
Guest editorship Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial management	2024
Invited speaker at Emerging Scholar Colloquium of a significant national conference Annual Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2024
Invited speaker at Emerging Scholar Colloquium of a significant national conference Annual Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2024
Professional membership CPA Australia	2024
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2024
Professional membership CPA Australia	2024
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2024
2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Committee	2023
2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Committee	2023
Associate editor Accounting Forum	2023
Associate editor Accounting Forum	2023
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2023
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2023
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2023
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2023
Implications of PwC Tax Scandal on Corporate Governance and Public Accountability SBS Radio	2023
Professional membership CPA Australia	2023
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2023
Professional membership CPA Australia	2023
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2023
Associate editor Accounting Forum	2022
Associate editor Accounting Forum	2022
Associate Editor Accounting Forum	2022
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2022
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2022
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2022
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2022
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2022
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2022
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2022
Member CPA Australia	2022
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2022
Professional membership CPA Australia	2022
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2022
Professional membership CPA Australia	2022
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2022
Chair and Organiser 2020 Symposium on Developing Sustainability Reporting and Partnership in the Indo-Pacific Region for Achieving the UNÃ‚Â¿s Sustainable Development Goals	2021
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2021
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2021
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2021
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2021
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2021
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2021
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2021
Lead Guest Editor Incorporating Context into Social and Environmental Accounting (SEA) in Developing CountriesÃ‚Â¿ of Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (ABDC A*)	2021
Media Coverage research project titled Ã‚Â¿Indigenous Engagement and Disclosure: An Examination of Australian Mining CompaniesÃ‚Â¿ on Meditari Accountancy Research (ABDC: A) ABC South West WA radio Bunbury and Barrier Daily Truth	2021
Member CPA Australia	2021
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2021
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2021
Professional membership CPA Australia	2021
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2021
Professional membership CPA Australia	2021
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2021
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2020
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2020
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2020
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2020
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2020
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2020
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2020
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2020
Member CPA Australia	2020
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2020
Professional membership CPA Australia	2020
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2020
Professional membership CPA Australia	2020
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2020
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2019
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2019
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2019
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2019
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2019
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2019
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2019
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2019
Member CPA Australia	2019
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2019
Professional membership CPA Australia	2019
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2019
Professional membership CPA Australia	2019
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2019
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2018
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2018
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2018
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2018
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2018
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2018
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2018
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2018
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2018
Member CPA Australia	2018
Professional membership CPA Australia	2018
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2018
Professional membership CPA Australia	2018
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2018
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2017
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2017
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2017
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2017
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2017
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2017
Member CPA Australia	2017
Member Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)	2017
Professional membership CPA Australia	2017
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2017
Professional membership CPA Australia	2017
Professional membership Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	2017
Committee member The Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network - Asia Pacific (EMAN-AP)	2016
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2016
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2016
Committee member Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACSEAR) Conference	2016
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2016
Editorial Board member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2016
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2016
Member CPA Australia	2016
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2016
Professional membership CPA Australia	2016
Professional membership CPA Australia	2016
Committee member The Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network - Asia Pacific (EMAN-AP)	2015
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2015
Member CPA Australia	2015
Professional membership CPA Australia	2015
Professional membership CPA Australia	2015
Committee member The Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network - Asia Pacific (EMAN-AP)	2014
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2014
Member CPA Australia	2014
Professional membership CPA Australia	2014
Professional membership CPA Australia	2014
Committee member The Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network - Asia Pacific (EMAN-AP)	2013
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2013
Member CPA Australia	2013
Professional membership CPA Australia	2013
Professional membership CPA Australia	2013
Committee member The Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network - Asia Pacific (EMAN-AP)	2012
Member CPA Australia	2012
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2012
Professional membership CPA Australia	2012
Professional membership CPA Australia	2012
Member Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2011
Member CPA Australia	2011
Professional membership CPA Australia	2011
Professional membership CPA Australia	2011

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Financial accounting,Management accounting,Sustainability accounting

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Impact measurement and reporting for social enterprises in Australia in circular economy space	Current
The role of sustainable intrapreneurs in promoting corporate sustainability and sustainability reporting in India	Current
Understanding the relationship between management accounting practice and circular economy principles: evidence from the tea plantation industry in Sri Lanka	Current
An institutional perspective on corporate environmental management accounting in China	Completed
Environmental management accounting as a medium for improved water management in the Australian wine industry: an empirical analysis	Completed
Stakeholder accountability in the era of big data: an examination of online platform companies	Completed
Stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting: a study of Australian local councils	Completed
Sustainability reporting in Sri Lanka: determinants, motivations and impediments	Completed
The accountability trap: understanding meaning, practice and stakeholder salience in an NGO	Completed
The impacts of carbon-related policies on corporate carbon performance and voluntary carbon reporting: an Australian study	Completed
The role of local government in influencing company environmental information disclosure in China	Completed
Towards green and sustainable mining : an investigation of sustainability reporting practice in China's mining and minerals industry	Completed

Associate Professor Wei Qian

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2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference

2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference

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Media report on Women face new battles once they reach the boardroom

Media report on Women face new battles once they reach the boardroom

Media report on Women struggle in the boardroom to promote social responsibility initiatives

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2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference

2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference

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Invited speaker at Emerging Scholar Colloquium of a significant national conference

Invited speaker at Emerging Scholar Colloquium of a significant national conference

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2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference

2025 Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) and Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN) conference

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Implications of PwC Tax Scandal on Corporate Governance and Public Accountability

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