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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)
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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”.