One way of getting companies to do something about climate change is through tax incentives. But what makes one company take advantage of tax breaks for green technology, while another company does nothing? This is a question Giri Kanagaretnam can answer. Giri holds the Ron Binns Chair in Financial Reporting, Banking and Governance, at the Schulich School of Business.

Bettina Forget, Sylvie Ouellette and Erica Pimentel are members of the Public Scholars program at Concordia University in Montreal. They talk to us about the link between art and space science, how bacteria scavenge iron from their surroundings, and how accountants work with blockchain. We also talk about a problematic article in a chemistry journal.

Prof. Marcia Annisette studies the accounting profession from an interdisciplinary perspective. She talks about the importance of having a PhD supervisor who is excited by the same questions that you are.

Emeritus Prof. Prem Sikka is a fearless accounting scholar. He talks about what it’s like to do research where you need to consult a lawyer before publishing your work.

Do women make better board members?

Can corporate sustainability reporting really address ecological collapse?

How can accounting reveal — or obscure — power in society?