Teaching Strengths
Prof Sumit Lodhia
Professor
Office of Business and Law
College of Business and Law
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
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 five years, Professor Lodhia has been ranked in the top 2% of cited researchers globally for a single year and for overall career in 2023 and 2024 (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 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 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.
- 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
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Executive Director, Centre for Markets Values and Inclusion | University of South Australia |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Recognition | Top 2% of cited researchers worldwide in single year and career | Stanford University | United States | - |
| 2017 | Recognition | Australasian – Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting (CSEAR) Hall of Fame Award | Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Gujarati | Can speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Hindi | Can speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 - 2007 | Australian National University | Australia | Phd |
Courses I teach
- ACCT 3010 Sustainability Accounting and Reporting (2025)
- ACCT 3010 Sustainability Accounting and Reporting (2024)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | - | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Alaa Elbaioumy |
| 2019 | Principal Supervisor | - | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Kate Hogarth |
| Date | Role | Board name | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2026 | Director | Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) | AFAANZ | Australia |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - ongoing | Advisory Board Member | Sustainability Management Advisory Committee | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand | Australia |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 - ongoing | Member | Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand | - |
| 2008 - ongoing | Member | CPA Australia | - |
| 2000 - ongoing | Member | Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand | - |
| 1999 - ongoing | Member | Centre for Social and Environmental Accountability Research | - |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Editor-In-chief | Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management (QRAM) | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 2021 - ongoing | Board Member | International Journal of Accounting | Illinois University | United States |
| 2020 - ongoing | Associate Editor | Mediatri Accountancy Research | Emerald | United Kingdom |
| 2019 - ongoing | Board Member | Pacific Accounting Review | Emerald Publishing | New Zealand |
| 2018 - ongoing | Board Member | Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 2017 - ongoing | Board Member | Social and Environmental Accountability Journal | Csear | United Kingdom |
| 2014 - ongoing | Board Member | Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 2013 - ongoing | Board Member | Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal | Emerald | United Kingdom |
| 2013 - ongoing | Board Member | Accounting Forum | Routledge | Australia |
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