The genesis of an ‘interesting’ and important social and environmental accounting conversation: Celebrating the contribution of professor David Owen to social and environmental accounting and auditing (SEAA) research and practice

This paper reflects on the nature of ‘interesting’ research in the context of the contributions Professor David Owen has made to the social and environmental accounting and auditing (SEAA) research field over his academic career. The paper reviews some of Professor Owen's key research themes and research papers related to the topic of (corporate) social accountability as examples of ‘interesting’ and important research in order to celebrate the outstanding contribution he has made to the development of this research area. The paper also acknowledges the extensive contributions Professor Owen has made to the SEAA research community outside his academic work.