Sarah Adams is a Senior Lecturer in the Research School of Accounting at ANU. Sarah's research focuses on how social and environmental issues and impacts can be measured, valued or reported on. She is particularly interested in diverse organisational forms like co-operatives, mutuals, charities and social enterprises. She is currently working on research grants in collaboration with the mutual and cooperative sector. 

Sarah has won awards for her teaching. At ANU she has convened  BUSN3001 Accounting Theory, BUSN7005 Contemporary Issues in Accounting, BUSN3017 Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Reporting, BUSN7017 Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Reporting and BUSN8068 Accounting for Sustainability. 

Sarah completed her PhD in Accounting at the University of New South Wales, Sydney supervised by Professor Roger Simnett and Professor Kristy Muir. As a scholar, she has visited Oxford University, Stockholm Business School, Warwick University, University of Western Australia and Monash University. 

PhD (University of New South Wales), BCom (H1)/ B.Arts (University of New South Wales)

Chartered Accountant at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

• Identification, measurement, and reporting on social impact
• Social purpose organisations (not-for-profit and social enterprise)
• Social investment and social finance (including social impact bonds)
• Regulation and standard-setting of non-financial disclosure
• Integrated reporting, corporate responsibility and accountability