Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate relationships between engagement activities and social reporting practices in a controversial and environmentally sensitive industry. The interactions investigated were not restricted to stakeholder relationships but included...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how and why international advocacy NGOs (iaNGOs) use counter accounting as part of their campaigns against oil companies operating in the Niger Delta to reform problematic regulatory systems and make visible corporate practices that exploit...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide theoretical and empirical insights into the effective use of external accounts by social activists in conflict arenas in order to bring about change. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents a longitudinal case study of Action on...

Purpose: This research seeks to explain how a national government becomes capable of constructing an account of its biodiversity performance that is aimed at enabling formulation of policy in pursuit of SDG 15: Life on Land. Design/methodology/approach: The research examines a case study of the...

This paper documents the dialogic design of an honours level undergraduate degree course, Accounting and Sustainability. The course was designed as part of our individual commitment, supported by the wider department, to introduce elements of dialogic education (Freire, 1970, Pedagogy of the...

This is a commentary piece that responds to Correa Ruiz and Laine [2013. "Struggling Against Like-Minded Conformity to Enliven SEAR: A Call for Passion." <italic>Social and Environmental Accountability Journal</italic> 33 (3): 134--144] and is intended to create a bit of controversy and debate.

The transformative potential of accounting-sustainability hybrids has been promoted and problematized in the literature. We contribute to this debate by exploring, theoretically and empirically, the role of accounting in shaping and reshaping sustainability practices. We develop a holistic...