Anna Young-Ferris

ESG Investment Researcher - University of Sydney Business School

Research Expertise

Responsible investment

ESG integration

Carbon risk

Sustainability accounting

Responsible management education

Accounting

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Business and International Management

Economics and Econometrics

Finance

Education

About

Dr. Anna Young-Ferris is a sustainability and climate change accounting specialist bringing two decades of academic (research and lecturing) and corporate experience. She worked as a climate change and sustainability professional at Ernst & Young and joined academia in 2010 to pursue her research in the field and was awarded her PhD in Responsible Investment in 2014. Her award-winning PhD study examined the integration of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) accounting information in mainstream investment decisions, and she continues to focus and publish her research in the fields of responsible investment, corporate sustainability, and responsible management education. Anna has presented her research at numerous international settings including Harvard University, the London School of Economics and HEC Paris.

Publications

Carbon Accounting: Challenges for Research in Management Control and Performance Measurement

Abacus / Dec 01, 2013

Hartmann, F., Perego, P., & Young, A. (2013). Carbon Accounting: Challenges for Research in Management Control and Performance Measurement. Abacus, 49(4), 539–563. https://doi.org/10.1111/abac.12018

Greenhouse gas accounting: global problem, national policy, local fugitives

Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal / Jul 03, 2010

Young, A. (2010). Greenhouse gas accounting: global problem, national policy, local fugitives. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 1(1), 89–95. https://doi.org/10.1108/20408021011059269

Sustainability Accounting and Reporting: Fad or Trend?

Social and Environmental Accountability Journal / Aug 30, 2011

Young, A. (2011). Sustainability Accounting and Reporting: Fad or Trend? Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 31(2), 168–169. https://doi.org/10.1080/0969160x.2011.593829

‘Looking for Something that Isn’t There’: A Case Study of an Early Attempt at ESG Integration in Investment Decision Making

European Accounting Review / Dec 01, 2021

Young-Ferris, A., & Roberts, J. (2021). ‘Looking for Something that Isn’t There’: A Case Study of an Early Attempt at ESG Integration in Investment Decision Making. European Accounting Review, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638180.2021.2000458

Socially Responsible Investment

Ethics and Socially Responsible Investment / May 13, 2016

Socially Responsible Investment. (2016). Ethics and Socially Responsible Investment, 9–30. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315580364-2

Chapter 11. Advancing a Responsible Business Mindset

Shaping a Sustainable Future / Jan 01, 2022

Young-Ferris, A., & Yu, C. (2022). Chapter 11. Advancing a Responsible Business Mindset. Shaping a Sustainable Future, 197–224. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748933090-197

Disrupting Privilege as Power and Control: Re-Imagining Business and the Appreciation of Indigenous Stewardship in Management Education Curricula

Journal of Management Education / Oct 19, 2022

Young-Ferris, A., & Voola, R. (2022). Disrupting Privilege as Power and Control: Re-Imagining Business and the Appreciation of Indigenous Stewardship in Management Education Curricula. Journal of Management Education, 47(1), 135–153. https://doi.org/10.1177/10525629221127648

PRME Chapter Australia & New Zealand

Responsible Management Education / Dec 24, 2021

Nejati, M., Gibbons, B., Suri, H., Azmat, F., Young-Ferris, A., Young, S., & Nagpal, S. (2021). PRME Chapter Australia & New Zealand. Responsible Management Education, 79–90. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003186311-10

The Routledge Handbook of Responsible Investment

Aug 11, 2015

Hebb, T., Hawley, J., Hoepner, A., Neher, A., & Wood, D. (Eds.). (2015). The Routledge Handbook of Responsible Investment. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203104415

Education

University of Sydney

PhD, Responsible Investment / ESG Accounting / 2014

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

University of Sydney

BS (Honours), Economics / 2001

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Experience

The University of Sydney

Academic / February, 2010 — Present

Principles for Responsible Management Education - USyd

Lead Academic / 2017 — Present

Self-Employed

Vedic Meditation / 2018 — Present

Principles for Responsible Investment

Australia and Asia Pacific Academic Network Leader / 2011 — 2018

Ernst & Young

Climate Change & Sustainability manager / 2004 — 2013

Intel Corporation

Sustainability Consultant / 2002 — 2004

Links & Social Media

Research Web Site

University of Sydney Business School Staff Website

Linked In Profile

ORCID

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