Accounting for Sustainability and Innovation in the Technology Era

The accounting research group “Accounting for Sustainability and Innovation in the Technology Era" is established with the aim to explore the technical and societal roles of Accounting in achieving not only the strategic targets and goals of private and public organizations, but also the sustainable developments of these sectors, and the wider society. The Group is set up to be a vibrant and collaborative research environment through which accounting, management, and information technology researchers from UoS and around the world can get together and collaborate. Further, the group makes a research space for the researchers to network to produce rigorous knowledge that contributes to (a) the growing literature on accounting for sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and (b) inform policymakers and decision-makers with the most up-to-date knowledge of the area of accounting for sustainability and SDGs. Therefore, the Group focuses on all main aspects of accounting research (e.g., financial and corporate reporting, management and control, and capital market-based accounting) in relation to sustainability and SDGs within the context of rapid technological advancements such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Blockchain. The accounting research group “Accounting for Sustainability and Innovation in the Technology Era" provides a space to develop in-depth research in the following two areas:

1. Financial Accounting and Sustainability: this area supports studies in international reporting, critical accounting; taxation; auditing and accountability in public and private organizations; the accounting profession; and accounting education. 
2. Management Accounting, Control and Sustainability: this area supports research collaborations to understand performance measurement, organizational behavior, processes and practices, and strategic management accounting and control.

The main goal of our research group is to focus on sustainability, innovation and technology initiatives by conducting rigorous interdisciplinary accounting research in order to close the gap between theory and practice, sharing knowledge and training to maintain economic prosperity in the country and the region.

1. Develop the role of Accounting innovations in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using modern technology.
2. Evaluate key Accounting strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the adoption, implementation, usage and impact stages of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Create Accounting solutions to overcome challenges facing the development of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and share the research findings and knowledge with local, regional and international stakeholders to increase awareness.