Chandima Jeewanthi Hapu Achchige

Griffith University

Biography

Hi, I am Chandima Jeewanthi. I have just started my Ph.D. in the Business School of Griffith University, Australia. By profession, I am a Senior Lecturer attached to the Department of Accountancy of the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. I received my Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, and the double Masters from the University of Agder, Norway, and the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, in Development Management and Management respectively. My research interests are mainly centred in the fields of Sustainability Accounting, Environmental Management Accounting, Corporate Social Responsibility and Integrated Reporting. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling and cycling.

Chandima Jeewanthi Hapu Achchige

Thesis Topic

Integrating sustainability strategy within Environmental Management Accounting and Control: Towards Sustainability Management Accounting and Control

PhD Start Date

February 2022

PhD Project Objectives

This Ph.D. project pursues to explore how the concept of sustainability could be incorporated as a corporate strategy within Environmental Management Accounting and Controls (EMAC) and how EMAC could be improved towards Sustainability Management Accounting and Controls (SMAC) to best utilize the organizational resources with effective top management decision making. Although recent literature provides growing debates on employing sustainability strategy within the organizational setting as a key to sustainable development, the discussion has become even more complex and diverse. Therefore, this Ph.D. research project aims to develop a feasible and comprehensive framework to guide the entities to incorporate and mobilize sustainability as a corporate strategy within Environmental Management Accounting and Controls for sustainable value creation. Consequently, by employing the suggested framework, it also expects to make a practical contribution to the ever-increasing disclosure responsibilities through re-shaping the Integrated Reporting (IR) for responsible revelation.

Biography

Hi, I am Chandima Jeewanthi. I have just started my Ph.D. in the Business School of Griffith University, Australia. By profession, I am a Senior Lecturer attached to the Department of Accountancy of the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. I received my Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, and the double Masters from the University of Agder, Norway, and the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, in Development Management and Management respectively. My research interests are mainly centred in the fields of Sustainability Accounting, Environmental Management Accounting, Corporate Social Responsibility and Integrated Reporting. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling and cycling.

Supervisory Team

Primary Supervisor: Assoc Professor Robert Hales

Griffith University

Co-Supervisor: Dr Harsha Sarvaiya

Griffith University

2023 Participants Workshop IMPACT submission