Adam Smith Observatory of Corporate Reporting Practices
The Observatory was established in January 2020, under the leadership of Professor Yannis Tsalavoutas, thanks to seedcorn funding from the University's Chancellor’s Fund and the Adam Smith Business School. It is nurtured and supported by the excellent and vibrant research environment of the Accounting and Finance Subject Group, within the Adam Smith Business School.
The Observatory is a research hub focusing on global corporate reporting practices. So far, the Observatory’s activities are actively supported and co-funded by accounting professional bodies, including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).
The main objective of the Observatory is to generate and promote innovative, practice-oriented, and academically rigorous research on contemporary issues and challenges facing corporate entities, professional bodies and policymakers. The findings of such research are communicated via refereed reports and in a timely fashion. The Observatory also organises conferences, seminars and workshops for disseminating the research findings to policy makers, practitioners and other academics.
We are open to collaborations and welcome proposals for running events and establishing consortia for bidding research grants.
News
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16 FebViews of professional investors and analysts
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02 Sep
Scottish research highlights CO2-producing companies to face challenge
Forthcoming regime on climate-related disclosures ventures into uncharted territory for industries emitting high levels of greenhouse gas.
Events
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01 Jun
June 2022. Special Issues on Corporate Disclosures
June 2022. An online workshop that presented selected successful submissions to Accounting in Europe and The British Accounting Review. -
23 May
May 2022. Special issue on Standard-Setting of Sustainability Reporting
May 2022. A one day virtual event focusing on Sustainability Reporting -
02 Nov
November 2021. Informing the public debate on climate change
November 2021. Climate change: corporate reporting and lobbying webinar