PhD, CA
Chair in Accountancy
- About
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- Email Address
- azizul.islam@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272710
- Office Address
- School/Department
- Business School
Biography
Muhammad Azizul Islam (Aziz) is a Professor in Sustainability Accounting & Transparency, Chair in Accountancy, and the Director of Research for the Accounting Discipline at the University of Aberdeen Business School. Aziz is a Chartered Accountant (CAANZ).
Aziz has 24+ years of experience in academia, including various leadership roles. He won the School's Award for Excellence in Administration and Support, and the Dean's Award for Team Teaching Excellence in 2011.
Aziz is widely recognised internationally as a leading sustainability accounting researcher. He investigates some of the specific sustainability accounting and transparency issues, including (but not limited to) corporate human rights measures, climate change accounting, social audit and corporate anti-bribery measures. His research has been funded by various organizations, including ACCA (UK), CPA (Australia), CAANZ, CSIRO/Data61, UK AHRC, and GCRF-Scottish Funding Council. Notably, he has received two prestigious grants (UK AHRC and GCRF-Scottish Funding Council) for two projects on corporate accountability in relation to modern slavery.
Aziz has received several awards for his research, including two Vice-Chancellor Excellence awards for his research project (2022) and research impact (2023), respectively. He was also a finalist for the Green Gown Award in association with UKRI for two consecutive years (2022, 2023), and he was a finalist for the Project of The Year category at the Times Higher Education Awards in 2023.
Aziz’s research appears in internationally recognised journals (ABDC A*/A, ABS 4*/3*, FT's top 50). His research findings attract widespread media attention and influence policy changes. His research-based opinions appear in BBC, The Guardian, Aljazeera, The Times, Sunday Post, Conversation, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Prothom Alo, IFAC-Gateway, Accountingweb and ICAEW feature articles.
Aziz is currently supervising four PhD and two post-doctoral candidates.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
BU5850:Accounting Profession
BU5574/75: Financial Analysis
BU5847/48: Studies in Accounting/Finance
AC4033: Accounting Theory
- Publications
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Bribery and corruption in Australian local councils
Public Money & Management, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 441-446Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Putting Accounting for Human Rights into Practice
La Trobe University and CAANZ. 52 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsCorporate accountability for human rights: Summary report
Corporate accountability for human rights: Summary report. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersWorkplace Human Rights Reporting: A Study of Australian Garment and Retail Companies
Australian Accounting Review, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 102-116Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCorporate Commitment to Sustainability - Is it All Hot Air? An Australian Review of the Linkage between Executive Pay and Sustainable Performance
Australian Accounting Review, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 384-397Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRegulating for corporate human rights abuses: The emergence of corporate reporting on the ILO's human rights standards within the global garment manufacturing and retail industry
Critical Perspectives On Accounting, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 790-810Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2011.07.003
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Environmental incidents in a developing country and corporate environmental disclosures
Society and Business Review , pp. 229-248Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCorporate sustainability reporting of major commercial banks in line with GRI: Bangladesh evidence
Social Responsibility Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 347-362Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMedia pressures and corporate disclosure of social responsibility performance information: A study of two global clothing and sports retail companies
Accounting and Business Research, pp. 131-148Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSocial Responsibility Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Bangladesh
Working Papers: Discussion Papers