PhD, CA
Chair in Accountancy
- About
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- Email Address
- azizul.islam@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272710
- Office Address
- School/Department
- Business School
Biography
Muhammad Azizul (Aziz) Islam, PhD, is a Professor in Sustainability Accounting & Transparency, Chair in Accountancy, and the Director of Research for the Accounting Discipline at the University of Aberdeen Business School. He is a Chartered Accountant (CAANZ). In 2025, he was conferred the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) and featured as a leading social scientist by the Academy in recognition of his outstanding research impact.
Aziz has widespread experience in various leadership roles in academia. He won the School's Award for Excellence in Administration and Support and the Dean's Award for Team Teaching Excellence in 2011.
Aziz is widely recognised internationally as a leading sustainability accounting researcher. He investigates sustainability accounting and transparency issues including human rights disclosures, modern slavery disclosures, social audits, climate change accounting and anti-bribery measures. His research has been funded by ACCA, CPA (Australia), CAANZ, UKRI-AHRC, and GCRF-SFC among others. He has received two prestigious grants for studies on corporate accountability in relation to modern slavery in global fashion chains, which support social movements advocating for Fashion Watchdog in the UK.
Aziz has received two Vice-Chancellor Excellence Awards: Research Project of the Year 2022 and Research Impact 2023 among others. He was a finalist for the Green Gown Award in association with UKRI twice (2022, 2023), and he was a finalist for the Project of The Year category at the Times Higher Education Awards in 2023. He was honoured to receive the Scottish Fair-Trade Award in 2022.
Aziz’s research appears in high-impact journals (ABDC A*/A, ABS 4*/3*, FT's top 50), attracting widespread media attention and influencing policy changes. His research and opinions appear in the BBC, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Times, Raconteur, Sunday Post, Conversation, Sydney Morning Herald, Prothom Alo, IFAC-Gateway, AccountingWeb, among many others.
Professor M Azizul Islam's blog
Professor Islam writes blogs for the University of Aberdeen based on his research
Internal Memberships
Member of the Senate at the University of Aberdeen, representing the Business School
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
BU5850:Accounting Profession
BU5574/75: Financial Analysis
BU5847/48: Studies in Accounting/Finance
AC4033: Accounting Theory
- Publications
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Social Movements and Country-by-Country Reporting: A Study of Multinational Companies
British Accounting Review, vol. 58, no. 4, 101724Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDeveloping Agrarian Disclosures for Local Governments of a Southern Country: A Broader Community and SDG Perspective
Social and Environmental Accountability JournalContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0969160X.2026.2686241
Accountability for child Labour: Navigating obstacles for a Fair Trade producer organisation’s journey to Fair Trade certification
Critical Perspectives On Accounting, vol. 103, 102860Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLabour Rights Movements and Modern Slavery Audit Disclosures within Global Supply Chains: A Political Mediation Perspective
European Accounting Review, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 529-559Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStigma power, race and public accountability: an exploration of the hard lockdown of public housing in Melbourne
European Accounting Review, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 415-448Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCorporate Social Impact and Exploitation of Workers on the Ground
Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2025, no. 1, 17304Contributions to Journals: AbstractsNGO Activism and Anti-corruption Disclosures: An Empirical Study of Emerging Economy Multinational Companies
British Journal of Management, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 443-460Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Crisis of Accountability and Corporate Immunity for Unfair Purchasing Practices: A Survey of Global Fashion Retailers’ Production Factories in a Global South Country
Contributions to Conferences: PapersA Metaphorical Analysis of Modern Slavery Disclosures: A Study of Global Retailers’ Cotton Supply Chain
Contributions to Conferences: PapersShadow Accounts on Corporate Social Impacts and Exploitation of Workers on the Ground: Evidence from Bangladeshi Factories for Global Fashion Retailers during Covid-19
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