Peter Ellington

Peter Ellington is a Visiting Fellow at Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, following his departure from the role of Associate Professor on 31 July 2024 after 13 years teaching primarily on the MBA programme. He continues to engage with the Norwich Business School and the wider academic community, promoting sustainability in accounting education.

Peter joined UEA in September 2011 after a distinguished career in FTSE100 companies, holding roles such as Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, and Commercial Director. His corporate career included introducing an Activity-Based Charging system and outsourcing telecommunications at Aviva. At Cable & Wireless (Now part of Vodafone) he was responsible for winning major outsourcing contracts and running the commercial aspects of these major outsourcing accounts as autonomous business units.

As an academic, Peter earned an MSc in Economics with Distinction in 2011 for his work on hydrogen fuel cell transportation. He also holds a Master's in Higher Education Practice (2014), with a thesis focused on professional body accreditation's effects on university degrees, and a seven-year part-time Doctorate in Education from UCL's Institute of Education, where his research explored the need for social and environmental justice in accounting education.

Peter's contributions to Triple Bottom Line Accounting (TBLA) have been substantial. As CEO, he leads a progressive firm of 15 employees, focusing on environmental and social accounting alongside everyday compliance work. The firm has trained several UEA graduates and operates from The Enterprise Centre on UEA's campus. With a client base of over 600, TBLA clients include significant sustainability and social justice initiatives. In 2024, the Norse Group appointed TBLA to develop its ESG strategy—Peter is the Lead consultant on this project.

Peter is involved in multiple influential projects. He represents small- and medium-sized accountancy firms in the Quality Assurance Agency's (QAA) seven-year review of accountancy degrees in the UK, where sustainability education is a major focus. He co-authored a chapter on Carbon Accounting for the Accounting Streams teaching resource and is an advisor on the Accounting Streams project, which aims to establish progressive teaching material across the university sector.

Peter is also an active member of the British Accounting and Finance Association's (BAFA) Special Interest Group on Accounting Education and a Council member of the Association of International Accountants (AIA), where he serves as their spokesperson on sustainability in accountancy.

He is the Technical Moderator for the ICAEW Sustainability and Ethics module and the Assistant Principal Examiner for ACCA Taxation. He also holds several financial directorships and treasurer positions for small purpose-driven organisations, including Grapes Hill Community Garden and Permanent Publications, the publisher of Permaculture Magazine.

Economics: October 2011. MSc in Economics (Distinction).  Main interest environmental economics. Thesis study: economics of Hydrogen Fuel cell transportation.

Accounting education: July 2014. MA in Higher Education Practice.  Dissertation study: the interface between the UK professional accountancy bodies and accounting degrees through the system of accreditation.  

Doctorate in Education at the Institute of Education Univerity Colleg London. Institution Focused Study: A review of alumni experiences of university accounting education.  Thesis study: Powerful Knowledge in Accounting Education.  

Peter Ellington is experienced teaching at all levels and is a confident public speaker