Sustainability Accounting

Postgraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
ACCT 6006
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Course ID
202439
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Accounting and Fin
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Sumit Lodhia
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

To develop knowledge in relation to how sustainability issues influence corporate accounting and reporting practices, and to develop skills in relation to contemporary approaches and techniques to account for a corporation’s social, economic, and environmental impacts.


  • Sustainability Accounting Fundamentals
  • Sustainability Accounting: Management and Reporting
  • Sustainability Accounting Research

Course learning outcomes

  • Apply the knowledge of sustainability issues in accounting and reporting in appraising corporate sustainability impacts
  • Synthesise the accountability relationship between a corporation and its stakeholders in responding to sustainability issues
  • Explore the sustainability accounting regulatory landscape in relation to mandatory and voluntary initiatives
  • Evaluate corporations’ sustainability accounting practices in relation to their management and reporting
  • Apply academic research tools to address sustainability accounting issues in relation to a specific real-world context

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 21605
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 70
Available
Available 70
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 13 Apr Monday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West ,
4 May - 1 Jun Monday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West ,
Class number
Class number 21606
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 3:10pm - 5:30pm Adelaide City Campus West Rowland Rees, RR4-12
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 3:10pm - 5:30pm Adelaide City Campus West Rowland Rees, RR4-12
Class number
Class number 21607
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 15
Available
Available 15
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
24 Feb - 14 Apr Tuesday 9:10am - 11:30am Adelaide City Campus West Hawke, H6-11
5 May - 2 Jun Tuesday 9:10am - 11:30am Adelaide City Campus West Hawke, H6-11
Class number
Class number 21608
Section
Section WS03
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
27 Feb - 17 Apr Friday 12:10pm - 2:30pm Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS5-12
8 May - 5 Jun Friday 12:10pm - 2:30pm Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS5-12

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed ACCT5001 Accounting Concepts and Methods

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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