News

News stories

The latest news and research from CRAFiC.
A field with smoke coming out of chimneys in the background.

Dr Matt Burke receives Financial Times award for the impact of his academic research

Dr Matt Burke, alongside colleagues, is working to integrate climate science into real world financial indicators. This is essential for communicating the risk that climate change poses to the economy.
A factory near a river.

Strengthening worker voice in Bangladesh's garment industry

A new book chapter, written by Dr Sharmin Shabnam Rahman, alongside Jette Steen Knudsen and Jeremy Moon, shares insights from their latest research on Bangladesh's Ready-Made Garment sector.
Manchester skyline at sunset

New report critiques supply-side urban development

The new report, written by Richard Goulding, Adam Leaver and Jonathan Silver, critically examines the supply-side, property-led urban development model, using Manchester as a case study.
A collection of books stood up. The photo is taken from above.

Dr Mirna Jabbour publishes new book about implementing Enterprise Risk Management

Dr Mirna Jabbour’s first book, Enterprise Risk Management: Technical, Cognitive, and Social Perspectives, has been published by Routledge.
View of canary wharf, London

New report from The Audit Reform Lab reveals scale of audit failure

The Audit Reform Lab, based in our CRAFiC research centre, analysed the audit reports of the largest 250 publicly traded companies that collapsed between 2010 and 2022 and found that only 1 in 4 were given a ‘going concern’ warning by auditors.
A finance graph showing an increase.

Research finds that certified companies do not experience any decline in their financial performance compared to non-certified companies if they are predominantly financed by equity

A new paper, Benefit Corporation Certification and Financial Management: Capital Structure Matters, co-written by Ozlem Arikan has been published in European Financial Management.
The Management School's Conduit Road entrance.

Call for Papers: Workshop on Financial Management and Technology for a Sustainable Future

ºù«Ӱҵ University Management School are inviting submissions for the Workshop on Financial Management and Technology for a Sustainable Future.