Dr.
A. D. N. Gunarathne
0000-0003-3024-9416
Senior Lecturer Grade II
Department of Accounting
nuwan@sjp.ac.lk
BIO
Dr. Nuwan Gunarathne is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, specializing in the field of accounting. He is a member of both the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka and the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (UK). Nuwan earned his doctorate in Corporate Sustainability and Sustainability Accounting from Griffith University in Australia. He also holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) and a Business Administration degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Nuwan has an extensive publication history, authoring numerous national and international publications on various topics related to management accounting, sustainability accounting and reporting, waste management, and accounting education. His articles have been published in many prestigious international journals.
With his expertise in corporate sustainability, sustainability accounting and reporting, and integrated reporting, Nuwan is highly sought after as a speaker. He has presented papers in many countries including Finland, Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Germany, Vietnam, Thailand, and South Korea. He is also a committee member of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network (EMAN) Asia Pacific (AP) and the country representative of the Sri Lanka Chapter of EMAN-AP. Nuwan has been awarded grants from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Ministry of Environment, Griffith Asia Institute, National Science Foundation, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Saskatchewan and World Bank to support and continue his research activities. Nuwan’s contributions to the field of sustainability accounting have been widely recognized through numerous international and national awards for his research excellence.
TEACHING INTERESTS
- Management Accounting
- Advanced Management Accounting
- Strategic Management Accounting
- Corporate Sustainability Accounting
- Advanced Accounting theory
- Research Methodology
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Corporate Sustainability and Accounting
- Sustainability and Integrated Reporting
- Environmental Management Accounting
- Accounting Education
- Waste Management
- Climate Change
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University, Australia, Australia (2020)
- Master of Business Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2011)
- B.Sc. Business Administration (Honors), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2007)
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Article
Exploring Evolutionary Phases of Corporate Sustainability Management in the Hotel Sector: A Legitimacy‐Seeking Perspective
2026-02-18 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Journal Article
Changing assessment landscape in management education with AI-driven technologies: impacts and drivers
2026-01-27 International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
Journal Article
Changing assessment landscape in management education with AI-driven technologies: impacts and drivers
2026 International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
Journal Article
Climate change education and human well-being in the global south: insights from tea smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka
2025-10-01 Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
Journal Article
Barriers to and Opportunities for the Adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education in the Global South: Insights from Sri Lanka
2025-03-01 International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Journal Article
Climate change education and human well-being in the global south: insights from tea smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka
2025 Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
Journal Article
Environmental responsibility of family businesses: a perspective paper
2024-10-30 Journal of Family Business Management
Journal Article
Digitalization and artificial knowledge for accountability in SCM: a systematic literature review
2024-04-22 Journal of Enterprise Information Management
Journal Article
Sustainable development goals disclosures: Evidence from Sri Lanka
2024-03-01 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Book
Advancing the Circular Economy in Sri Lanka’s Manufacturing Sector: The role of management accounting
2024
Journal Article
The influence of top management team diversity on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) reporting: Evidence from Sri Lanka
2023-12-01 Business Strategy and the Environment
Journal Article
Implementing health and safety strategies for business sustainability: The use of management controls systems
2023-08-01 Safety Science
Journal Article
Institutional pressures for corporate biodiversity management practices in the plantation sector: Evidence from the tea industry in Sri Lanka
2023-07-01 Business Strategy and the Environment
Journal Article
Retaining remote teaching and assessment methods in accounting education: Drivers and challenges in the post-pandemic era
2023-07-01 The International Journal of Management Education
Journal Article
Corporate biodiversity management and organisational change mechanisms: The case of a tea producer in Sri Lanka
2023-03-01 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Journal Article
Tackling the integration challenge between environmental strategy and environmental management accounting
2023-01-10 Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
Journal Article
Environmental corporate social responsibility and pro-environmental behavior: The effect of green shared vision and personal ties
2022-11-01 Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Journal Article
Institutional pressures and responses to the introduction of integrated reporting into accounting curricula: the case of Sri Lankan universities
2022-09-03 Accounting Education
Journal Article
Triggers for and barriers to the adoption of environmental management practices by small and medium‐sized enterprises: A critical review
2022-07-01 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Journal Article
Addressing the expectation–performance gap of soft skills in management education: An integrated skill-development approach for accounting students
2021-11-01 The International Journal of Management Education
Journal Article
Factors Affecting the Hazardous Waste Management Practices in Heavy Industries
2021-10-01 International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development
Journal Article
The link between corporate energy management and environmental strategy implementation: Efficiency, sufficiency and consistency strategy perspectives
2021-04-01 Journal of Cleaner Production
Journal Article
Institutional pressures, environmental management strategy, and organizational performance: The role of environmental management accounting
2021-02-01 Business Strategy and the Environment
Journal Article
Eco‐control for corporate sustainable management: A sustainability development stage perspective
2020-11-01 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Journal Article
Does Integrated Reporting Enhance the Value Relevance of Information? Evidence from Sri Lanka
2020-10-04 Sustainability
Journal Article
Does Integrated Reporting Enhance the Value Relevance of Information? Evidence from Sri Lanka
2020-10-01 Sustainability
Journal Article
Does Corporate Governance Affect the Quality of Integrated Reporting?
2020-05-22 Sustainability
Journal Article
Does Corporate Governance Affect the Quality of Integrated Reporting?
2020-05-01 Sustainability
Journal Article
Outcome-based education in accounting
2020-03-09 Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences
Journal Article
Low-carbon consumer behaviour in climate-vulnerable developing countries: A case study of Sri Lanka
2020-03-01 Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Journal Article
Low-carbon consumer behaviour in climate-vulnerable developing countries: A case study of Sri Lanka
2020-01-01 Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Journal Article
Challenges facing sustainable urban mining in the e-waste recycling industry in Sri Lanka
2020-01-01 Journal of Cleaner Production
Journal Article
Do green awards and certifications matter? Consumers’ perceptions, green behavioral intentions, and economic implications for the hotel industry: A Sri Lankan perspective
2019-06-01 Tourism Economics
Journal Article
Challenges and opportunities for the recycling industry in developing countries: the case of Sri Lanka
2019-01-21 Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
Journal Article
Institutional pressures and corporate environmental management maturity
2019-01-14 Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal
Journal Article
Do green awards and certifications matter? Consumers’ perceptions, green behavioral intentions, and economic implications for the hotel industry: A Sri Lankan perspective
2019-01-01 Tourism Economics
Journal Article
Challenges and opportunities for the recycling industry in developing countries: the case of Sri Lanka
2019-01-01 Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
Journal Article
Institutional pressures and corporate environmental management maturity
2019-01-01 Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal
Journal Article
Environmental and managerial information for cleaner production strategies: An environmental management development perspective
2019-01-01 Journal of Cleaner Production
Journal Article
Sustainability Assurance Practices among Public Listed Companies in Sri Lanka
2019 Journal of Accounting Panorama
Journal Article
Institutional pressures and corporate environmental management maturity
2019 Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal
Journal Article
Institutional pressures and corporate environmental management maturity
2018-06-01 Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal
Book
Sustainable food supply chain management: An integrated framework and practical perspectives
2018-01-01 Understanding Complex Systems
Journal Article
Assessing the impact of eco-innovations through sustainability indicators: the case of the commercial tea plantation industry in Sri Lanka
2017-08-07 Asian Journal of Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Journal Article
Diffusion of integrated reporting in an emerging South Asian (SAARC) nation
2017-04-04 Managerial Auditing Journal
Journal Article
Diffusion of integrated reporting in an emerging South Asian (SAARC) nation
2017-01-01 Managerial Auditing Journal
Journal Article
Environmental Management Accounting Practices and their Diffusion: The Sri Lankan Experience
2016-11-01 NSBM Journal of Management
Journal Article
Fostering social sustainability management through safety controls and accounting
2016-07-04 Accounting Research Journal
Book
Excellence perspective for management education from a global accountants' Hub in Asia
2016-01-01 Management Education for Global Leadership
Journal Article
Fostering social sustainability management through safety controls and accounting: A stakeholder approach in the mining sector
2016-01-01 Accounting Research Journal
Journal Article
Environmental Management Accounting Practices and their Diffusion: The Sri Lankan Experience
2016 NSBM Journal of Management
Journal Article
Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) for environmental management and organizational change
2015-09-07 Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change
Journal Article
Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) for environmental management and organizational change An eco-control approach
2015-01-01 Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change
Journal Article
Sustainable Weed Management in the Commercial Tea Industry: The Case of Hapugastenne Estate, Maskeliya
2015-01-01 SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal Article
Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) for environmental management and organizational change
2015 Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change
Administrative Assignments
Director - Research Center for Management Studies and Commerce
2024.02.03 - 2026.02.02
Managing the research center