Researcher

My Expertise

Climate risk, Climate and carbon accounting and accountability, Climate-related financial disclosures.

Biography

Tanya is a Scientia Fellow at the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk and Response and School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, UNSW Business School.

Tanya is recognised internationally as a pioneering expert in the field of climate risk accounting and accountability. Her research is interdisciplinary and collaborative and considers the translation and integration of information derived from climate and earth system sciences to accounting...view more

Tanya is a Scientia Fellow at the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk and Response and School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, UNSW Business School.

Tanya is recognised internationally as a pioneering expert in the field of climate risk accounting and accountability. Her research is interdisciplinary and collaborative and considers the translation and integration of information derived from climate and earth system sciences to accounting values and practice. She has published in leading interdisciplinary and accounting journals, including Nature Climate Change and Accounting, Organizations and Society.

Tanya engages deeply with industry, standard setters, and regulators, both through her research as well as in an advisory capacity. Her work has been cited in the 2023 Economic Report of the President of the United States, as well as by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. 

Tanya is regularly invited to speak on panels and roundtables both in Australia and internationally, and contributes to the media (ABC News, Financial Review, NYTimes, Bloomberg).


My Grants

Lade, S., Fiedler, T., Crona, B., Fetzer, I. (2022) ‘A systemic environmental impact metric for companies and investors’. Australian Research Council Discovery Project 230101280 ($490,635)

Fiedler, T. (2022) ‘Climate and the Accounting Standards’. Industry Partnership Grant, University of Sydney Business School and Ernst & Young Global ($26,660)

Chua WF. and Fiedler T., (2018) ‘Preparing for the climate horizon: understanding climate risk measurement’. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. ($19,858)


My Qualifications

PhD in Accounting (UNSW Sydney); Master in Environmental Management (UNSW Sydney).

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