The 16th annual Sustainability Accounting Research Network Conference, a one-day academic gathering hosted by Lincoln University's Department of Financial and Business Systems on 23 October 2026, bringing scholars, early-career researchers and PhD students together to present sustainability accounting and assurance research.
The Sustainability Accounting Research Network Conference returns for its 16th edition on Friday 23 October 2026, running 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM as a single-day, in-person academic conference at Lincoln University near Christchurch. According to the event's Eventbrite registration page, the conference promotes sustainability accounting research in what it calls a "highly collegial atmosphere."
The conference is organised by the Department of Financial and Business Systems at Lincoln University, with enquiries directed to the department (per the Eventbrite listing). The department sits within Lincoln's Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce and, on its own Lincoln University page, lists "sustainability reporting and assurance" and "green finance" among its accounting and finance research strengths, which aligns closely with the conference's subject matter.
The organiser states the conference welcomes established scholars, early-career researchers and PhD students to present work on "sustainability accounting and assurance related topics and methods." The academic calendar is built around a submission cycle: 500-word extended abstracts are due 21 August 2026, acceptance decisions are issued on 11 September 2026, and registration closes on 5 October 2026 (all per the Eventbrite page). It is a research-presentation forum rather than a trade or commercial event.
The conference is held at the Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, on Ellesmere Junction Road, Lincoln, Canterbury. The town of Lincoln lies in the Selwyn District roughly 20 km southwest of central Christchurch and about 25 km from Christchurch Airport, so most out-of-town delegates fly into Christchurch and travel to campus by road; scheduled Metro bus services also connect Lincoln with the city. Accommodation options within Lincoln itself are limited, and delegates travelling any distance typically base themselves in Christchurch and commute out to the campus for the day, or use local Lincoln/Selwyn stays. This is standard context for a university-hosted single-day event where delegate movement is a short commuter run rather than a large residential programme.
As a long-running association/academic conference now in its 16th year, this is a recurring, calendar-anchored fixture for the New Zealand and wider Australasian accounting-research community. For the Christchurch-Canterbury business-events sector it represents the steady, institution-hosted academic segment: modest in headcount but reliable, tied to a specific university department, and drawing interstate and international scholars into the region each October.
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