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School of Business and EconomicsTe Kura Umanga me te Ōhanga

2016

Principles for Responsible Management Education

Sharing Information on Progress (SIP)

School of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury 2

Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3

University of Canterbury School of Business and Economics Commitment to PRME ............................ 4

PRINCIPLE 1 | PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................... 5

PRINCIPLE 2 | VALUES ............................................................................................................................. 6

PRINCIPLE 3 | METHOD .......................................................................................................................... 7

Our Teaching .................................................................................................................... 7

Our Students .................................................................................................................... 9

PRINCIPLE 4 | RESEARCH ...................................................................................................................... 10

Our Students .................................................................................................................. 10

Our Faculty ..................................................................................................................... 11

PRINCIPLE 5 | PARTNERSHIP ................................................................................................................. 16

Our Students .................................................................................................................. 16

Our Faculty ..................................................................................................................... 16

PRINCIPLE 6 | DIALOGUE ...................................................................................................................... 18


Introduction

The University of Canterbury School of Business and Economics signed up to the UN’s Principles for

Responsible Management Education (PRME) in 2012, initially engaging with the MBA programme to

develop a mission, vision and strategic intent consistent with the principles of PRME. The four

teaching themes of Responsible Leadership, Business Acumen, Strategic Perspective and Innovation

with Responsible Leadership have been central to the programme.

As time progresses it has become apparent that the wider School of Business and Economics has

also engaged in curriculum, research and relationship development in the field of Corporate

Responsibility and Sustainability. This Sharing Information on Progress Report (SIP) outlines the

activities of the School, the University and individual staff throughout 2015 and 2016 showing

commitment to PRME. The goal for the School during the next two years is to develop a cohesive

sustainability strategy and policy around teaching, research, engagement and dialogue.


University of Canterbury School of Business and Economics

Commitment to PRME

In a fast-changing, global environment, we recognise the need to

develop resilient Business graduates with the skills and personal

attributes required to drive innovation and sustainable growth within

Christchurch, the Canterbury region, Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond.

The University of Canterbury School of Business and Economics is committed to the United Nations’

Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). This 2016 report marks an important

milestone with regard to our progress to date in meeting these principles. The focus of our initial

engagement with PRME back in 2012 was our MBA programme. However, becoming a signatory to

PRME reinforced our commitment to responsible management education. Over the past four years

PRME principles and values have become integral to our School mission, vision and purpose.

We intend to build on our achievements to date to ensure that the Principles for Responsible

Management Education permeate all aspects and activities of our School. Concern and respect for

economic, social, environmental and cultural sustainability inform our teaching and research, our

industry and community partnerships, as well as our internal operational policies and structures.

We will continue to work closely with business, government, third sector bodies and our Māori and

Pacific communities to support enlightened governance and leadership of New Zealand commercial

and social enterprises, encouraging them to be innovative and assisting them to be both successful

and sustainable within a rapidly changing and sometimes volatile global environment.

I trust that you enjoy reading about our PRME journey to date and welcome your feedback.

Nāku iti nei, nā

Professor Sonia Mazey

BA (Hons) Leicester, MA, PhD (Oxon)

Pro-Vice-Chancellor, College of Business Law, University of Canterbury.


PRINCIPLE 1 | PURPOSE

We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of

sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for an

inclusive and sustainable global economy.

Since the 2010/11 earthquakes the University of Canterbury (UC), like the rest of Christchurch, is in a

state of transformation. While much of Christchurch is primarily focussed on building

developments, UC is committed to transforming, not only its campus to provide a state-of-the art

learning environment, but more importantly transforming the curriculum and student experience in

order to produce graduates who are able to demonstrate key attributes in their work and how they

relate to those around them.

The UC Graduate Profile outlines the attributes UC wants to ensure all students have obtained by

graduation. UC graduates will not only be critically competent in their chosen discipline, they will be

employable, innovative and enterprising, with the key skills and attributes sought by employers that

can be used in a range of applications. UC graduates are biculturally competent and confident, with

an awareness and understanding of the nature of biculturalism in a multicultural society. Graduates

will be engaged with the community, having observed and understood a culture within a community

by reflecting on their own performance and experiences. Graduates will also be globally aware of

the influence of international conditions on their chosen discipline and competent in engaging in

multicultural and worldwide contexts.

In 2016 the School of Business and Economics’ Mission and purpose was revised and updated. The

mission of the School is that we are:

‘In the business of making a difference – Ko te whakapiki mana tā mātou mahi’

We believe that knowledge creation and dissemination enables individuals to make positive changes

to communities. In a fast-changing, global environment, we also recognise the need to develop

resilient Business graduates with the skills and personal attributes required to drive innovation and

sustainable growth within Christchurch, the Canterbury region, Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond.

The mission aligns well with the purpose of PRME in that it emphasises developing graduates who

are capable of driving sustainable growth both locally and internationally. The introduction of the

UC graduate profile aligns with the ‘purpose’ principle through the development of innovation and

enterprising graduates, while the inclusive element is demonstrated through graduates who can

better understand and reflect on their own culture and as a result understand other cultures and

appreciate the differences culture can bring.

UC is currently working to develop a university wide policy on sustainability with input from the

School of Business and Economics. Once this policy has been approved, the School can develop and

revise its approach to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. This work will be undertaken

in 2017-2018.


PRINCIPLE 2 | VALUES

We will incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the values of

global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as

the United Nations Global Compact.

In revising the School’s Mission Statement, there was also a review of the values of the School which

maintains and strengthens the School’s commitment to global social responsibility. The revised

values are:

Academic freedom, intellectual curiosity and innovation

Integrity, ethical practise and sustainable development

Diversity in the community of students and staff

Biculturalism and the Treaty of Waitangi

The values of the School are demonstrated throughout the School’s strategies, policies and activities.

Examples include an active Equity and Diversity Committee which engages with all areas of the

University to identify equity and diversity issues affecting students within the School. The Committee

hosts various events for example ethnic food at lunches to promote diversity of cultures.

The School actively encourages all staff to complete a two-day workshop on biculturalism (Tangata

Tu, Tangata Ora) to provide them with an overview of the basic issues and how this applies to them.

The School Executive completed the two-day workshop at a local marae in 2015. Following the

workshops, academic staff have continued to work with the School’s Kaiārahi Māori (Mentor) to

incorporate bicultural content into all courses. As a result of this both students and staff are

developing an understanding of their roles in respecting the indigenous culture of New Zealand and

using resources in a sustainable manner.

The implementation of UC’s graduate profile mean that, as a School, we are incorporating the

teaching of ethical practice in a global and multicultural environment into the curriculum.

The UC Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE), provides an environment where student start-up

businesses can be developed in a supportive and mentored environment. A focus on social

entrepreneurship has also been developed and this is supported in an advanced undergraduate

course on the subject. Students are encouraged to look more widely than their own experiences and

environment to understand the impact on resources and people.


PRINCIPLE 3 | METHOD

We will create educational frameworks, materials, processes and

environments that enable effective learning experiences for responsible

leadership.

Our Teaching

Below is a selection of our courses that place significant emphasis on ethical business leadership and

sustainable practice including:

Bachelor of Commerce

MGMT 230 / MKTG 230 Business, Society and the Environment: teaches students about

Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainability as the major focus of the paper.

MGMT333 Managing Corporate Responsibility: pursues the ethical basis for business policy

and practice by looking at changing notions of corporate performance.

MGMT335 Business and Sustainability: examines the development of business and

sustainability theory, the implications for business of pursuing sustainability goals, and

measuring and monitoring sustainability in business, supply chains and related institutions.

The course aims to enable students to make sound decisions in their future careers when

leading organisations toward sustainable practices.

MGMT343 Social Entrepreneurship: introduces social entrepreneurship and how this can

help communities. Students explore the theory and practical applications of social

entrepreneurship.

ACCT340 Social and Environmental Reporting: teaches students about Corporate Social

Responsibility accounting and reporting.

ACCT341 Public Accounting and Finance, ACCT316 Public Management and Governance:

both courses incorporate broad social responsibility principles.

INFO123 Information Systems and Technology, INFO333 IT Risk and Security Management,

and INFO343 IT Governance and Strategy: all three courses include lectures on the topics of

technology and ethics, culture, and society.

MGMT270 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management, MGMT370 Strategic

Operations and Supply Chain Management, MGMT371 Purchasing and Supply Chain

Management: these courses teach students about sustainable operations.

ACCT659 Sustainability, Business and Social and Environmental Accountability: exposes

students to an array of international and NZ-based emerging issues in sustainability, and the

role of business organisations in contributing to sustainable development, as well as how

such organisations account for and report on their social and environmental impacts.


Our MBA programme has a strong thread of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and

sustainability running through a number of courses. As noted earlier the MBA programme was

the initial programme that signed up to the PRME principles in 2012.

MBAD663 Leading Sustainable Enterprises: contains comprehensive insights on the

conceptual and empirical issues linking sustainability with business practice. The course is

interdisciplinary, drawing on insights from socio-economic, political, environmental and

business management studies. The lectures and workshops will introduce students to the

roles that business, globalisation, consumerism and environmentalism play in the global

system we find ourselves part of.

MBAD642 Leading Others: introduces cutting edge theory and practice and describes critical

task and skill requirements. The course also looks at the personal foundations required to

apply the practices of positive leadership with particular emphasis on balance, sustainability

and positive psychology.

MBAD615 Leading Ourselves: the purpose of this course is to enhance organisational

leadership capability by building a personal leadership foundation of mindfulness, positivity

and meaning.

MBAD605 Managing People and Performance: effective management of people and the

sustainability of human capital are major leadership responsibilities. MBAD605 provides a

guide to this challenging area of leadership and aims to help graduates apply basic human

resource management (HRM) principles and techniques in ways that are both

organisationally relevant and topical.

UC Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE) – Summer Start-up Programme

A core thread of the UCE summer programme and BSNS290 course is teaching students about the

importance of sustainable value for business and society. In the first week of lectures we introduce

the importance of social impact and the importance of having a core mission that speaks to the

students underlying core values they want their business or social enterprise to abide by.

Approximately 30% of the guest speakers in the summer programme talk about the importance of

sustainability and social impact. As we believe this is important regardless of whether the students

are establishing a social enterprise or business our speakers come from both social enterprises and

businesses. Real cases studies are used throughout the programme and the students are made

aware of programmes such as BCorp.


Our Students

Student ventures at UC Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE)

All the student ventures are encouraged to identify what social impact they want their business or

social enterprise to have. Most of the student businesses have a focus on sustainability and social

impact – for example, using Kilmarnock (a SE that employs mentally disabled people) to manufacture

their products. About 30% of the student ventures are social enterprises – these have a very clear

social impact focus for example, streetwear that is made from organic and fair trade practices. All

their clothes are made in India at a factory that provides women who have been rescued from the

sex trade.

21 Day Challenge

The 21 Day Pacific Challenge hosted by UCE and the School of Business and Economics, brings teams

of students from across UC together to solve a problem in a Pacific nation. The challenge asks UC

students to step outside their comfort zones to develop a sustainable business project solving a

problem for an international community in 21 days within a $10,000 budget.

The Challenge is a competition like no other, providing students with the opportunity to make a real

impact on international communities in need.

http://www.uce.canterbury.ac.nz/21-day-challenge/index.shtml

The 2016 21 Day Challenge focus was on the community of Niue, with students focusing on assisting

the Niuean community to conserve, protect and sustainably manage their food supply in a self-

sufficient way.

http://www.uce.canterbury.ac.nz/21-day-challenge/index.shtml


PRINCIPLE 4 | RESEARCH

We will engage in conceptual and empirical research that advances our

understanding about the role, dynamics, and impact of corporations in the

creation of sustainable social, environmental and economic value.

Our Students

PhD research areas

*(this is a representative sample)

Kotchaporn, Pongcharoen (2015-), “Implementation of organic practices in Thailand: barriers and

enablers”.

Tanha, Moutushi (2016-), “Reversed supply chains and pursuit of social responsibility” (working title).

Thanarwatt Sriwipaphat (2015-), “Ecolabels adoption and diffusion in New Zealand”.

Aminah Abdul Rahman (2014-), “Institutionalization of CSR in higher education sector”.

Tim Baird (2013-2016), “The adoption of sustainable winegrowing practices: A cross-national

comparison between Australian, Canadian and New Zealand cool climate wineries”.

Heba Gaber Ahmed (2015-) “Understanding expectation gaps in sustainability assurance practices:

The New Zealand market”.

Wei Xing BCom(Hons) dissertation (completed in 2016): “Investigation of the Relationships Between

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Performance and Environmental, Social and

Corporate Governance Disclosure”.


Our Faculty

Referred Journals, books and publications 2015-2016

Ahmed, H., Balzarova, M. and Cohen, DA. (2015) Evolutionary change stimuli and moderators –

evidence from New Zealand. Journal of Organizational Change Management 28(4): pp. 546-564.

Balzarova, M., McWilliam, W., Coghlan, S. and Haas, R. (2015) What constitutes an effective

voluntary dairy scheme? Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie (Journal of

Austrian Society for Agricultural Economics), Vol. 24, pp. 203-212.

Birchall, S.J, Murphy, M., and Milne, M.J., (2015) Evolution of the Voluntary Carbon Market in New

Zealand: Analysis of CarboNZero Client Disclosures. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal.

35(3): pp. 142-156.

Bowler, K., Castka, P. and Balzarova, M. (2015) Understanding Firms’ Approaches to Voluntary

Certification: Evidence from Multiple Case Studies in FSC Certification. Journal of Business Ethics: pp.

1-16.

Byrch, C., Milne, M.J., Morgan, R., and Kearins, K. N., (2015) Seeds of Hope? Exploring Business

Actors’ Diverse Understandings of Sustainable Development. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability

Journal, 28(5): pp. 671-705.

Castka, P. and Corbett, C.J. (2015). Management Systems Standards: Diffusion, Impact and

Governance of ISO 9000, ISO 14000 and other management systems; Foundations and Trends in

Technology, Information and Operations Management. Hanover: NOW Publishers; research

monograph; by invitation; 7 (3/4)..

Castka, P. and Corbett, C.J. (2016). Adoption and Diffusion of Environmental and Social Standards:

The effect of stringency, governance, and media coverage. International Journal of Operations and

Production Management. 36 (11), pp.1504-1529.

Castka, P. and Corbett, C.J. (2016). Governance of Eco-labels: Expert Opinion and Media Coverage.

Journal of Business Ethics. 135(2) pp. 309-326.

Castka, P.; Leaman, D., Shand, D., Cellarius, D, Healy, T., Te Pareake Mead, A, Rosales Benites de

Franco, M and Timoshyna, A. (2016). Certification and Biodiversity – How Voluntary Certification

Standards impact biodiversity and human livelihoods. Policy Matters, Issue 21. Gland, Switzerland:

Darbi, WPK, Hall, CM, Knott, P. (2016). The Informal Sector: A Review and Agenda for Management

Research. International Journal of Management Reviews. 1 Jan 2016

Darbi, WPK, Knott, P. (2016) Strategising practices in an informal economy setting: A case of

strategic networking. European Management Journal. 34(4): pp. 400-413.


Domino, MA., Wingreen, SC. and Blanton, JE. (2015) Social Cognitive Theory: The Antecedents and

Effects of Ethical Climate Fit on Organizational Attitudes of Corporate Accounting Professionals-A

Reflection of Client Narcissism and Fraud Attitude Risk. Journal of Business Ethics. 131(2): pp. 453-

467.

Gössling, S., Ring, A., Dwyer, L., Andersson, AC. and Hall, CM. (2016) Optimizing or maximizing

growth? A challenge for sustainable tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 24(4): pp. 527-548.

Gray, R. and Milne, M.J., (2015) It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it? Of Method and

Madness. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 32: pp. 51-66.

Grimmer, L., Miles, M.P., and Grimmer, M. (2016). The Performance Advantage of Business

Planning for Small and Social Retail Enterprise in an Economically Disadvantaged Region. European

Journal of International Management. 10(4), pp. 403-421.

Grimmer, M., Kilburn, A.P., and Miles, M.P. (2016). The Effect of Purchase Situation on Realized Pro-

environmental Consumer Behaviour. Journal of Business Research. 69(5), pp. 1582–1586.

Grimmer, M., Miles, M.P., Polonsky, M.J., and Vocino, A. (2015). The effectiveness of life-cycle

pricing for consumer durables. Journal of Business Research, 68(7), pp. 1602-1606.

Hall, CM. (2016) Intervening in academic interventions: framing social marketing's potential for

successful sustainable tourism behavioural change. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 24(3): pp. 350-

375.

Hall, CM., Dayal, N., Majstorović, D., Mills, H., Paul-Andrews, L., Wallace, C. and Truong, VD. (2016)

Accommodation consumers and providers' attitudes, behaviours and practices for sustainability: A

systematic review. Sustainability (Switzerland) 8(7): pp. 1-30.

Hall, CM., Gössling, S. and Scott, D. (Ed.) (2015) The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and

Sustainability. Abingdon: Routledge.

Higgins, C., Milne, M.J and Van Gramberg, B., (2015) The Uptake of Sustainability Reporting in

Australia. Journal of Business Ethics, 129 (2): pp. 445-468.

Higgins, C., Stubbs, W., and Milne, M.J., (2015) Is sustainability reporting becoming institutionalised?

The role of an issues-based field, forthcoming Journal of Business Ethics.

Kapitan, S. and Kennedy, A. (2015) Achieve Sustainable Superiority by Communicating Green

Practices and Ideals, in Arenstein, S. (ed), The Book of CSR & Green PR: Strategies & Tactics, PR News

Press: Rockville, MD, pp. 146-149.

Kennedy, A., Kapitan, S., and Soo, S. (2016) In Ecostore we Trust: Authentic Sustainability in Retail

Store Brands and their Private Labels. Australasian Marketing Journal– Special issue on Retailing

Downunder, forthcoming.


Kennedy, A., Kapitan, S., Bajaj, N., Bakonyi, A., Sands, S. (2017) Uncovering wicked problem’s system

structure: seeing the forest for the trees. Journal of Social Marketing, 7 (1).

Mehlhorn, J.E., Bonney, L., Fraser, N., and Miles, M.P. (2015). Benchmarking Entrepreneurship

Education in the U.S. Australia, and New Zealand University Agriculture Programs. Journal of

Developmental Entrepreneurship.

Miles, M. P., Lewis, G. K., Hall-Phillips, A., Morrish, S. C., Gilmore, A., Kasouf, C., (2016). The influence

of entrepreneurial marketing processes and entrepreneurial self-efficacy on community vulnerability,

risk and resilience. Journal of Strategic Marketing. 24(1), pp. 34-46.

Prajogo, D.; Castka, P. Yiu, D.; Yeung, A.C.L. and Lai, K.-H. (2016). Environmental auditing and third

party certification of management practices: firms’ motives, audit orientations, and benefits from

certification. International Journal of Auditing. 20, pp. 202-210.

Tregidga, H.M., Milne, M.J. and Kearins, K.N., (2015) Ramping up Resistance: Corporate Sustainable

Development and Academic Research. forthcoming Business & Society.

Von Bergen, C.W. & Miles, M.P. (2015). Social negative option marketing: A partial response to one

of Spotswood, French, Tapp and Stead’s (2012) “uncomfortable questions.” Journal of Social

Marketing. 5(2), pp. 125-138.

Conference Papers

Amoako, K. O., Lord, B. R., & Dixon, K. (2015, November). Sustainability and environmental reports

of a mining firm in Ghana: A pilot study Paper presented at the 9th New Zealand Management

Accounting Conference, Lincoln, New Zealand.

Balzarova, MA. and Castka, P. (2016) Experts’ opinion on adoption of ISO 26000 standard for social

responsibility: an insight for the ICIT community. Buirami, Oman: 19th International Conference on

ISO 9000 and TQM, 26/9/2016.

Birchall, J., Murphy, M. and Milne, M.J. (2016) The New Zealand voluntary carbon market: An

investigation of setbacks and successes at the organizational level. International Sustainable

Development Research Society Conference, Lisbon, Portugal. July 13-15.

Castka, P. (2016) IUCN World Conservation Congress, Workshop (co-chair and speaker): Biodiversity

in Certification Standards and Labels (food, tourism, forestry, fisheries, mining): Impacts on

biodiversity and livelihoods. WCC, Hawaii, Sep 4, 2016

(https://portals.iucn.org/congress/session/10235)

Castka, P. (2016) ICIT Conference, Invited Keynote paper: 19th International Conference on ISO 9000

and TQM, Oman, September 2016. Bahraini, Oman, September 2016; Experts’ opinion on adoption

of ISO 26000 standard for social responsibility: an insight for the ICIT community, 19th International

Conference on ISO 9000 and TQM, Oman, September 2016.

https://portals.iucn.org/congress/session/10235


Dixon, K. (2015, February) Accounting research outputs about New Zealand 1960‐2011. Paper

presented at the 2015 Performance Measurement Association of Australasia, Conference, Auckland,

New Zealand. Available: https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/business/about/seminars-

events/2015/February/DIXON%20Review%20of%20New%20Zealand%20research.pdf (accessed 31

July 2015).

Dixon, K. and Gaffikin, M. (2016, July) Devising classificatory frameworks of accountings’

consequences: An illustrative Pacific study of the economic, social, cultural and natural. Paper

presented at the 8th Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference, Melbourne,

Vic.

Gunatilake, G., Lord, B. R. and Dixon, K. (2015, July) Accounting practices: The change I see. Paper

presented at the 11th Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.

Martin, G., Gupta, H., Wingreen, SC. and Mills, A. (2015) An Analysis of Personal Information Privacy

Concerns Using Q-Methodology. 26th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS),

Adelaide, Australia, 30 November - 4 December 2015.

Richards, G., Fisher, R. and van Staden, C. (2015) Readability and Thematic Manipulation in

Corporate Communications: A Multi-Disclosure Investigation. 2015 AFAANZ Conference, 5/7/2015.

Rittenburg, T., Ekici, A. and Kennedy, A. (2016) Hyper Norms among Companies Based in Developing

Countries. Macromarketing conference, 13-15th July, Dublin. Forthcoming.

Wingreen, SC. (2016) "Down the rabbit hole: a field theory of ethical value systems for personal

information privacy, with Concourse Theory and Q-methodology", invited paper, in development for

a special issue of the Journal of the Association of Information Systems. Presented at the JAIS

Special Issue Workshop in Sydney, Australia, 30 November 2016.

Reports

Bliemel, M., Flores, R., De Klerk, S., and Miles, M.P. (2016). The role and performance of

accelerators in the Australasian startup ecosystem. Report for the Australian Department of

Industry, Innovation & Science, February, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

www.papers.ssrn.com.

Bonney, L., Castles, A., Eversole, R., Miles, M.P., Woods, M. (2015). Accounting for agriculture in

place-based frameworks for regional development. Rural Industries Research and Development

Corporation: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

http://www.papers.ssrn.com/


Staff Profile: Professor Markus Milne

Professor Milne is a teacher and researcher in the Accounting and

Information Systems Department in the School of Business and

Economics. His extensive research interests include the analysis of

corporate social and environmental disclosures and triple bottom line

reporting; the concept of sustainability and business responses to

sustainability; business narratives of nature and the environment and the counter narratives of

social movement organisations; organisations and climate change responses; the measurement and

assessment of academic accounting research; critiques of journal quality assessments; student-

centred learning in accounting education. While on study leave in the second half of 2016 Professor

Milne presented at the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)

Conference in St. Andrews in August (x2), where he also participated as senior faculty at the

emerging scholars colloquium. Professor Milne presented papers (x4) at the inaugural CSEAR Ireland

Conference in Limerick in October; and participated as senior faculty in the emerging scholars

colloquium at the 14th Australasian Conference on Social and Environmental Accounting Research in

Adelaide in December 2016.

In 2016 Professor Milne was conferred with a Doctor of Commerce (DCom) by the University of

Canterbury for significant original publications in the fields of Social and Environmental Accounting

and Business & Sustainability. In the same year he was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Centre

for Social and Environmental Accounting Research and he was awarded a Citation of Excellence 2016

for Milne & Gray (2013) Journal of Business Ethics publication:

http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/authors/literati/citations/awards.htm

http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/authors/literati/citations/awards.htm


PRINCIPLE 5 | PARTNERSHIP

We will interact with managers of business corporations to extend our

knowledge of their challenges in meeting social and environmental

responsibilities and to explore jointly effective approaches to meeting

these challenges.

Our Students

180 degrees consulting

The University of Canterbury hosts the only New Zealand branch of 180 degrees consulting. This

student driven organisation works with organisations to improve their social impact in the

community. These organisations range from small not-for-profits to social enterprises or businesses

that want to make a positive difference. Students are selected to be 180 Degree Consultants and

receive professional training in areas such as non-profit management, social impact measure and

ethical decision making then work with mentors in the business community to provide very high

quality, affordable consultancy services.

Our Faculty

Partnerships with Universities

Partnerships with Universities include: Monash University (Australia), Vienna University of

Economics and Business (Austria), UCLA (USA) and University College, Dublin (Ireland)

Partnerships with professional bodies

Partnerships with professional bodies include: International Union for Conservation of

Nature (IUCN)member; Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP);

nominated by Diana Shand, Chair TSEAPRISE - Theme on Social and Environmental

Accountability of the Private Sector; JAS-ANZ (Joint Accreditation System of Australia and

New Zealand).

Executive board member of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia & New Zealand

(SEAANZ) – The International Council of Small Business Management (ICSB) affiliate, - 2016-

Present.

Board member of the American Marketing Association’s Entrepreneurship Special Interest

Group (MEIG), 1995-Present.

Board member of the Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange, 2011-

Present.


Consultancy and Advisory

Consulting/Advisory projects with: Ngai Tahu Seafood, Ministry for Primary Industry (MPI),

FairTrade, Jade Software

Intern Director for Canterbury Development Corporation (CDC) and a member of the

Transition Committee overseeing the merger between CDC and Christchurch and Canterbury

Tourism.

Research seminar “Stakeholders’ Influence and Contribution to Social Standards

Development: The Case of Multiple Stakeholder Approach to ISO 26000 Development”,

University of Canterbury, Christchurch

Funding and contracts

“Building Startup and Innovation Ecosystems,” SEGRA Challenge, Charles Sturt University,

Bathurst, Australia, $55,000, 2016.

“Project PRJ-010109 - RIRDC #2 - Rapid assessments of regional primary industry

competitiveness,” funded by The Commonwealth of Australia’s Rural Industries Research &

Development Corporation – with UTAS - $100,000, 2015-16.

“The role and performance of accelerators in the Australasian startup

ecosystem.” Australian Department of Industry, Innovation & Science, February, Canberra -

$20,000, 2015-16.

CIMA Research Initiative – Stewardship and Trust, £24,530, Investigating Natural Capital

Accounting in Practice (with Dr. Stephen Jollands and Prof. John Burns, University of Exeter)

– 2016.

CPA Australia, Global Perspectives on Accounting Research Award, AUD$25,000.An

exploration of information needs of stakeholders of integrated reporting (with Dr Colin

Higgins (Deakin University) and Dr Wendy Stubbs (Monash University)) – 2015.


PRINCIPLE 6 | DIALOGUE

We will facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators,

students, business, government, consumers, media, civil society

organisations and other interested groups and stakeholders on critical

issues related to global social responsibility and sustainability.

The courses outlined in Principle 3 all engage students in the dialogue and debate surrounding global

social responsibility and sustainability. A number of our faculty are involved in international

organisations from conservation to social enterprise. In addition a number of our faculty serve as

editors for significant journal and book publications that are consistent with the PRME principles.

Associate Professor Pavel Castka

Lead editor of Policy Matters Certification and biodiversity - How voluntary certification

standards impact biodiversity and human livelihoods, examines the benefits of such schemes

as well as the shortfalls. Published by IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and

Social Policy (CEESP), the publication includes 10 peer-reviewed papers by contributors with

broad experience in the certification field. IUCN; presented at World Conservation Congress

(WCC) in September 2016 – attended by 8,000 participants. Guest speaker to the Ministry of

Primary Industries on the use of “ecolabels”

Dr Rachel Wright

Member of the organising committee for the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) in

Christchurch 2017. Dr Wright attended the SEWF in Hong Kong in 2016 as part of the New

Zealand delegation where she presented on empowering young people to have a positive

social impact on the world through social enterprise. The underlying theme of SEWF in

Christchurch this year is “creating a global legacy of positive change and taking an active role

in shaping the world’s future”.

Professor Markus Milne

Co-editor special issue of Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal on Ecological

Accounts 2014-2017. Co-editor special issue of Sustainability Accounting and Management

Policy Journal 2016-2019.

Professor Morgan Miles

Editor of Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ) annual

research book that addresses a key theme in relation to small business and

entrepreneurship with the aim to enhance linkages between research, education, policy and

practice. The book series is published by Tilde University Press.

Associate Professor Michaela Balzarova

Visiting Professor Universität für Bodenkultur, Vienna, Austria offering a Series of research

seminars “Portrays of companies’ strategic leadership examples striving for change towards

sustainability”.

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