{"id":7156,"date":"2026-09-11T09:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/arc\/events\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:01:26","slug":"special-issue-of-journal-of-accounting-and-public-policy-japp-carbon-accounting-reporting-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/arc\/events\/special-issue-of-journal-of-accounting-and-public-policy-japp-carbon-accounting-reporting-and-sustainability","title":{"rendered":"Special Issue of Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (JAPP) “Carbon Accounting, Reporting and Sustainability”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Special Issue of Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (JAPP)<\/h2>\n

“Carbon Accounting, Reporting and Sustainability”<\/h2>\n

Call for papers<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Submission deadline: 01 March 2027<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The urgency of climate change, combined with the introduction of new global standards such as IFRS\/ISSB S2, has brought carbon accounting and climate-related disclosure to the forefront of corporate reporting. Firms, investors, and regulators increasingly demand decision-useful, reliable, and comparable information; yet major challenges remain in the measurement, assurance, and accountability of carbon accounting and climate-related disclosures.<\/p>\n

Recent scholarship has explored these issues from multiple perspectives. Studies highlight the costs and benefits of greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement (Mahieux et al., 2025), the development of new accounting artefacts such as carbon balance sheets (Kaplan & Ramanna, 2025; Penman, 2024; Reichelstein, 2024), the positive market impacts of detailed and transparent disclosure (Phang et al., 2025), and the role of institutional ownership in fostering disclosure and reducing emissions (Cohen et al., 2023). At the same time, the shift from voluntary to mandatory disclosure regimes underscores the importance of advancing both theoretical and applied research (Amel-Zadeh & Tang, 2025).<\/p>\n

This Special Issue responds to these developments by providing a dedicated forum for rigorous academic inquiry and informed debate at the intersection of carbon accounting, climate disclosure, and sustainability.<\/p>\n

Guest editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Qingliang Tang<\/strong>, Professor <\/strong>in accounting and the <\/strong>leader of the Carbon Accounting & Sustainability Research Group (CASR)<\/a><\/strong>, W<\/strong>estern S<\/strong>ydney U<\/strong>niversity <\/strong>(q.tang@westernsydney.edu.au<\/a>). He has been named among the World\u2019s Top 2% Scientists<\/strong> and is also ranked among the Top 50 most-cited authors<\/strong> in the field of carbon accounting in business journals. He is also a leading contributor to carbon accounting research and publications, including the book: Tang, Qingliang. 2025. Carbon Accounting,<\/em>Climate Disclosure and Sustainability<\/em> (Volume I and II). Palgrave MacMillian<\/em> (Springer Nature).<\/em><\/p>\n

Paul A. Griffin<\/strong>, Emeritus Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Management, University of California, Davis (pagriffin@ucdavis.edu). Honorary Professor, Department of Accounting & Finance, University of Otago, New Zealand. He has been named among the World\u2019s Top 2% Scientists<\/a><\/strong>. His more recent publications focus on climate-related topics, such as how GHG emissions, disclosures and extreme weather events affect stock returns and disclosure strategies. He is a consulting editor and former co-editor of Accounting Horizons<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Albert Tsang<\/strong>, Chair Professor of Accounting at the Zhejiang University , received the American Accounting Association (AAA) Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Literature Award in 2022<\/em>for his research in ESG\/sustainability reporting. His research has garnered over 14,000 citations. He is ranked among the top 50 accounting scholars worldwide by ScholarGPS and was recognized by Research.com in 2025 as the leading scholar in Business and Management in China. Email: AlbertTsang_2022@outlook.com<\/a>.<\/u><\/p>\n

Laura Luo, Associate Professor, Macquarie University (<\/strong>le.luo@mq.edu.au<\/a>). <\/strong>She <\/strong>has been named among the World\u2019s Top 2% Scientists<\/strong>. She also publishes major works on carbon accounting and sustainability.<\/p>\n

Paolo Perego<\/strong>, Full Professor, Free University of Bolzano (paolo.perego@unibz.it<\/a>). Over the past 25 years, his research has focused on sustainability\/ESG\/carbon accounting, reporting and assurance, with publications in leading accounting and management journals. He currently serves as an Editor for the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Consultant<\/strong>: Professor Roger Simnett. Emeritus Professor of Accounting, UNSW Sydney, Professorial Research Fellow, Business School, Deakin University.<\/p>\n

Special issue information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The purposes of this Special Issue are to:<\/strong><\/p>\n