Professor Sumit Lodhia

Professor School of Commerce

City West Campus (WL4-68)
tel +61 8 830 27379
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email Sumit.Lodhia@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Professor Sumit Lodhia is a Director of the Centre for Sustainability Governance (CSG), 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 sustained contribution to research on sustainability accounting and reporting.

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 60 articles in a range of prestigious refereed journals and... Read more

School of Commerce

Offering accredited programs designed with industry in the disciplines of Accounting, Economics, Finance and Property.

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In the media

Date	Title
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 themes

Transforming industries
Scarce resources
Transforming societies

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 since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2019	Kuruppu, SC & Lodhia, S 2019, 'Disruption and transformation: the organisational evolution of an NGO', British accounting review, in press, pp. 1-15. Open access 3
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 1
2018	Kaur, A & Lodhia, S 2018, 'Stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting: a study of Australian Local Councils', Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 338-368. Open access
2018	Lodhia, SK 2018, Mining and sustainable development: current issues, Routledge, US.
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. 23 23

Books

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

Chapters

Year	Output
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', Mining and sustainable development: current issues, Routledge, US, ch.10. pp. 176-198.
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.
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 Publishing, United Kingdom, ch. 7, pp. 129-145.
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. 1
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. 3
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
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.
2019	Kuruppu, SC & Lodhia, S 2019, 'Disruption and transformation: the organisational evolution of an NGO', British accounting review, in press, pp. 1-15. Open access 3
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 1
2019	Lopatta, K, Bottcher, K, Lodhia, SK & Tideman, SA 2019, 'Parity codetermination at the board level and labor investment efficiency: evidence on German listed firms', Journal of business economics, online, pp. 1-52.
2018	Kaur, A & Lodhia, S 2018, 'Stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting: a study of Australian Local Councils', Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 338-368. Open access
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
2018	Lodhia, S 2018, 'Pitching research: 'qualitative cousins', the 'extended family' and 'living harmoniously'', Accounting and finance, online, pp. 1-9.
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. 1 1
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. 1 1
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 10 6 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 10 10
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. 9 9
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 2 1
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 3 2
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 1 1
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. 3 3 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 27
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 15 15 3
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. 14
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. 41 34
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 20 18
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. 13 10
2014	Lodhia, S 2014, 'Towards a pragmatic social accounting', Accounting forum, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 288-290. Open access 2 2
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. 10 8 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. 52 45
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. 16
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. 23 23
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. 12 6 3
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. 1
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. 39 30
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. 42 33
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. 67 55
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. 29 22
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 & organizational change, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 190-198. 11
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.
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
2017	Lodhia, S 2017, 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

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, Meditari Accountancy Research.
AFAANZ Board member
Member of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) Diversity Panel.
Visiting Academic (Waikato University, 2019,University of Kelaniya, 2018, University of the South Pacific, 2018, University of Tasmania, 2017,2018, 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 (International Conference for Accounting Reseachers and Educators, International Conference on Emerging Accounting Issues, CPA conferences, ACsear emerging scholars colloqium)
Best Research paper at the 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
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Hamburg University	GERMANY
RMIT University	AUSTRALIA
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 Tennessee	UNITED STATES
University of the Witwatersrand	SOUTH AFRICA
Zayed University	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (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 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	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
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 University of Tasmania Accounting Seminar Series	2018
Invited Lecture Distinguished Visitor University of Tasmania Business School	2018
Invited Lecture USP SOAF Distinguished Visitor program School of Accounting and Finance (SOAF), University of the South Pacific (USP) Seminar Series	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 of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	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
Achievement in Teaching and Learning Award (Assurance of Learning Leadership Category) UniSA Business School	2017
A-Csear Hall of Fame Award Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research	2017
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (South Africa)	2017
Co-Chair and Mentor Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (ACsear) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2017
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	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
Guest Co-editor, Special Issue on Sustainability Accounting Pacific Accounting Review	2017
Invited Lecture University of Tasmania Accounting Seminar Series	2017
Invited Lecture Distinguished Visitor University of Tasmania Business School	2017
Member CPA Australia	2017
Member Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	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 (A-Csear) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2017
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (South Africa)	2016
Associate Editor, Corporate Governance The International Journal of Business in Society	2016
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2016
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2016
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2016
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2016
Invited speaker Macquarie University School of Accounting Staff Seminar	2016
Member CPA Australia	2016
Member Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	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 (A-Csear) Emerging Scholars Colloquium	2016
Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics) National Research Foundation (South Africa)	2015
Associate Editor, Corporate Governance The International Journal of Business in Society	2015
AUT Business Division Distinguished Visitor Auckland Uiversity of Technology (AUT), New Zealand	2015
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2015
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2015
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2015
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	2015
Invited Lecture, AUT Business Division Distinguished Visitor program Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Accounting discipline	2015
Member CPA Australia	2015
Member Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)	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 (South Africa)	2014
Editor, Special Volume on Sustainability and Mining, Vol.84, 1 December 2014 Journal of Cleaner Production	2014
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2014
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2014
Editorial Board Member Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change (JAOC)	2014
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	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
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 (South Africa)	2013
Editorial Board Member Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ)	2013
Editorial Board Member Accounting Forum	2013
Editorial Board Member Meditari Accountancy Research (MAR)	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 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 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)	2011
Member Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (Csear)	2011
Member CPA Australia	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
Assessing the financial health and going concern of Australian foorball clubs from 1980 - 2010 towards a sustainable reporting model	Current
How green is my super? Disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) information of Australian superannuation funds engaged in responsible investments	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

About me

About me

School of Commerce

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Professional Associations

In the media

Experience

Qualifications

Work history

Research

Research themes

Research focus

Highlights

Projects

Outputs

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Books

Chapters

Journal Articles

Conferences

Reports

Current research & highlights

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics)

Co-Editor

Editor, Mining and Sustainable Development: Current issues

Editorial Advisory Board

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Elected Board Member

Guest Co-editor, Special Issue on Sustainability Accounting

Guest co-editor, Special Issue on Sustainability Accounting in the Public sector

Invited keynote speaker: Digital Disruption to Digital Readiness: The Future of Accountancy Profession

Invited Lecture

Invited Lecture

Invited Lecture Distinguished Visitor

Invited Lecture USP SOAF Distinguished Visitor program

Invited panel member

Invited Speaker and Mentor

Invited speaker: Qualitative Research Grants

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Member

Member

Member

Member, Conference Technical Committee

Member, Conference Technical Committee

Member, Diversity Advisory Panel

Member, Research Grants Committee

Mentor

Peer Reviewer for research project applications

Visiting Professor

Achievement in Teaching and Learning Award (Assurance of Learning Leadership Category)

A-Csear Hall of Fame Award

Assessor (evaluating the quality of the research outputs and standing of accounting academics)

Co-Chair and Mentor

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Editorial Board Member

Guest Co-editor, Special Issue on Sustainability Accounting

Invited Lecture

Invited Lecture Distinguished Visitor

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member Diversity Advisory Panel

Member, Conference Technical Committee

Member, Conference Technical Committee

Peer Reviewer for research project applications

Plenary Speaker