Spotlights

Muhammad Bilal Farooq

Area of research:

Bilal’s research interests include social and environmental/sustainability accounting, audit and assurance, accounting professionalisation and research methodologies.

Drive behind his work:

The world faces a complex range of inter-related social, economic and environmental challenges. Organisations need to accounting for and report on their financial and non-financial/sustainability performance. This helps managers monitor, understand and manage their operations in a more sustainable manner. It also promotes transparency thereby allowing stakeholders to hold organisations accountable for their sustainability performance. In doing so, accounting can support societal ambitions for sustainable growth and development.

Quote/Importance of research:

Sustainability accounting is a rapidly evolving field that offers exciting opportunities for research and great potential to positively impact organisations and societies.

Journey to UAEU:

• PhD, University of Waikato, NZ
• Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand & CPA Australia
• MIB, Monash University, AU
• BSc (Hons), Oxford Brookes University, UK
• Joined UAEU in Aug 2022