Jane Andrew

Jane Andrew is an Australian academic who is an associate professor of accounting at the University of Sydney Business School and co-editor-in-chief of Critical Perspectives on Accounting. Andrew's research focuses on environmental accounting and on accountability in public policy. Andrew has also been a prominent critic of prison privatization in Australia.

Life and career Andrew obtained her PhD in accounting from the University of Wollongong in 2000. Her dissertation examined the development of environmental accounting and accountability in public policy. After completing her doctoral studies, she joined the faculty of the University of Wollongong. In 2010, she moved to the University of Sydney. In 2018, she was appointed co-editor-in-chief of Critical Perspectives on Accounting.

Research Andrew's research uses social theory to examine international mechanisms for environmental accountability, particularly the Kyoto Protocol and emerging practices, regulation and policy related to carbon accounting. and sits on the editorial boards of : Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal Advances in Public Interest Accounting

Selected publications The following articles have each been cited over 100 times, according to Google Scholar: Hossain, M., Islam, K., and Andrew, J. (2006). Corporate Social and Environmental Disclosure in Developing Countries: Evidence from Bangladesh. University of Wollongong, Research Online. Andrew, J., and Cortese, C. (2011). Accounting for climate change and the self-regulation of carbon disclosures. Accounting Forum, 35(3), 130-138.