The Public Interest, Ethics, and Sustainability Section
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Mission
The American Accounting Association Public Interest, Ethics, and Sustainability Section is committed to advancing the role of accounting in promoting the public trust, ethical behavior, and sustainable practices. We support the teaching of best practices, the dissemination of knowledge, rigorous academic research, and approaches that align accounting with the broader societal goals of professional ethics, accountability, corporate social responsibility, and environmental stewardship.
Vision
Our vision is to be the leading organization for integrating public interest, ethics, and sustainability concepts into accounting education and research. We strive to inspire and support accounting academics and professionals to contribute significantly to ethical behavior, socially responsible decisions, and sustainable development, reporting, and actions, ensuring that the accounting academy and profession serves the long-term interests of society.
weARE Webinar Series on Accounting Research and Education
Intentionality in Learning and Teaching Accounting Ethics
Sponsored by the Public Interest, Ethics and Sustainability Section
Friday, February 21, 2025 | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Eastern
CPE Eligible: 1.2 Credit Hours (Behavioral Ethics)
Educators should be intentional about choosing the best methods with a clear purpose and focus to advance students’ learning and help them to exercise their creative side. In this webinar, you will hear from three educators who have done just that in their teaching ethics. The common thread is to create an intentional community in the classroom using innovative pedagogical approaches to ethical accounting practice that is responsive to the aspirations, needs and requirements— the “intentions”— of accounting students and educators.
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Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award
The intent of the Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award is to recognize new pedagogy for teaching ethics to accounting students. A monetary award of $1,000 and a plaque will be presented at the annual Ethics Symposium to an individual (or individuals) who has (have) developed and implemented an innovative technique/method for incorporating ethics into undergraduate or graduate accounting courses. Applicants should explain how they shared their pedagogical innovation with the public. Also, applicants who have already applied for the award, should consider updating their submission materials.
The deadline to submit nominations and supporting materials is March 1st, annually. Submit materials to Steven M. Mintz, smintz@calpoly.edu.The winner(s) will be announced at the Ethics Symposium at the Annual Meeting.
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Accounting Exemplar Award
The Accounting Exemplar Award is given to either an accounting educator or an accounting practitioner (broadly defined) who has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice. Applicants should provide written nominations which provide information detailing how the nominee(s) has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice either by serving as a role model and/or by making significant contributions to the accounting profession in a manner which serves the public interest.
Written nominations should be e-mailed to Pat Kelly at pkelly@providence.edu by March 1, annually. The winner(s) will be announced at the Ethics Symposium at the Annual Meeting.
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