Sustainability in practice
I have been involved in a number of collaborative projects and independent pieces on various sustainability related themes, engaging across academia, business, and the public sector- and coving topics including climate, biodiversity, wages and sustainable finance.
Reports and publications
2016: Research consultant on report with ACCA reviewing reporting from fossil fuel companies, both traditional and integrated reporters, on the risk of 'stranded assets'.
Filling the information black hole: how are fossil fuel companies
reporting on the stranded asset risk?
2015: Co-author on knowledge exchange project with the University of Strathclyde and the Living Wage Foundation on the business case for the UK Living Wage.
Living Wage Employers: evidence of UK Business Cases
2014: Research consultant contributing to a report with ACCA considering the sustainability requirements of 10 national exchanges in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stock exchanges in sub-Saharan Africa: capturing intent towards ESG requirements
2014: Research consultant on ACCA/FFI/KPMG briefing paper reviewing the corporate reporting of a number of key natural commodities.
Business and investors: providers and users of natural capital disclosure
2013: Research consultant on ACCA/FFI/KPMG briefing paper considering issues around the materiality principle and natural capital risk in corporate reporting.
Identifying natural capital risk and materiality
2012: Co-author on report with ACCA/FFI/KPMG evaluating the extent to which the accounting profession considers the significance of biodiversity in practice.
Other research and online content
2016- onwards: Sustainability related articles with a public sector focus for Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) Scotland.
Exploring interactions in (inter)national measurements linked to
sustainable development: from Scotland to Iceland
Committee on Climate Change – Reducing Emissions in Scotland
2013: Research and analysis of climate change related disclosure in the annual reporting of global oil and gas multinationals for Carbon Tracker Initiative and ACCA.
Carbon Avoidance?: Accounting for the emissions hidden in reserves
2013: Research and case study work for CDSB's (Climate Disclosure Standards Board) guide to their investor focused 'Climate Change Reporting Framework'.
Communicating climate change in mainstream reports
2013: Contributory research to the IIRC's (International Integrated Reporting Council) background paper on the incorporation of multiple capitals into integrated reporting.
Capitals: background paper for IR
2012: Author of a series of sustainability related blogs and articles to support ACCA's 'Global Virtual Conference' in October 2012.
2012: Research and analysis for CPSL (Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership) on natural capital management within the pharmaceutical sector.