1st Edition

The Evolution of Sustainability Accounting Education

Edited By Alberto J. Costa, Margarida M. Pinheiro Copyright 2027
256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In an era where sustainability shapes the global agenda, The Evolution of Sustainability Accounting Education contributes to our understanding of the role of ac counting as a social practice rooted in public interest. This timely volume explores the urgent need to integrate sustainability into accounting curricula, addressing the social, economic, and environmental imperatives driving this... Read more

List of Figures 
List of Tables 
List of Contributors 
Foreword 
Preface 
Acknowledgments 


PART I
The Rationale for Sustainability Accounting Education 


1 Mapping the Field of Sustainability Accounting Education 
MARGARIDA M. PINHEIRO AND ALBERTO J. COSTA

2 Social and Environmental Sustainability in Accounting
Education: The Current State of the Art 
KAREN McBRIDE AND THUY THANH TRAN

PART II
Building on a Social Good: The Public Interest 

3 Sustainability Accounting Education in the Public Sector Context 
SOTIRIOS KARATZIMAS AND JENS HEILING

4 FTX: Sam Bankman-Fried’s House of Cards: A Case Study
EMRAH EKICI, WILLIAM F. MILLER, STEVEN M. MINTZ, AND TARA J. SHAWVER

5 ESG Accounting Education: Meeting the Needs of the Public 
STEVEN M. MINTZ, BARBARA M. PORCO, AND KELLY ANN ULTO

PART III
Embedding Sustainability in Accounting Education 

6 How Do Students, as Future Accountants, Perceive Sustainable Development?: A Study on Public Higher Education Institutions 
SÓNIA GOMES, TERESA EUGÉNIO, AND SUSANA JORGE

7 Save The Species: Using Experiential Learning Games to Simulate ‘Real World’ Case Events with Significantly Uncertain Outcomes 
MICHAEL KRATEN

8 Mobile Learning: Transforming the Way Students Learn 
STEVEN DELLAPORTAS, YUNXIAO YANG, AND CHEN XIANG

9 Using a Live Case Study to Reinforce Accounting Students’ Perception of the Company’s Climate Change Strategy 
KAREN BRICKMAN, ANTONELLA RUSSO, AND LIZ WARREN

10 From Sustainability Accounting Education to Sustainable Education: Exploring the Processes of Learning 
MASSIMO CONTRAFATTO, ANA TORTOSA REY-STOLLE,
MARIA-GABRIELLA BALDARELLI, AND MARA DEL BALDO

11 Management Accounting Education for Sustainability: From a Regulation Gazing to a Decision Support Perspective 
STEFAN SCHALTEGGER, ROGER L. BURRITT, AND KATHERINE L. CHRIST

Index 

Biography

Alberto J. Costa, PhD in Accounting, is a Professor at the University of Aveiro
(Institute of Accounting and Administration, ISCA-UA), where he teaches accounting
and business ethics, as well as accounting and management control. He
is the head of the master’s degree in accounting and management control. He is
a full researcher at GOVCOPP (Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness
and Public Policies, University of Aveiro), a certified accountant in Portugal, and a
member of GRUDIS—Portuguese Network of Accounting Research. He develops
research in the fields of financial accounting, management accounting, accounting
education, and business and accounting ethics. He has published papers in national
and international journals and edited books with Taylor & Francis.


Margarida M. Pinheiro is a Professor at the University of Aveiro (Institute of
Accounting and Administration, ISCA-UA) and a full researcher at the Research
Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers (CIDTFF),
within the Policies, Evaluation, and Quality research group. With a PhD in Social
Sciences, her work focuses on higher education management, quality assurance,
and innovative teaching methodologies, particularly in accounting, finance, and
marketing. She has published extensively in books, peer-reviewed journals, and
international conferences, contributing to the advancement of accounting education
and its integration with sustainability. Professor Pinheiro has coordinated
international technical-scientific projects, including under Erasmus, and actively
participates in scientific committees, editorial roles, and academic event organization.
Her research and professional activities emphasize collaboration and innovation
in teaching, making her well suited to edit these volumes. Through her
work, she seeks to support educators, researchers, and professionals in exploring
the role of sustainability in reshaping accounting education for a more responsible
future.