Rate My Professor L. Fernando Distadio

L. Fernando Distadio, also known as Luiz Fernando Distadio, is a Lecturer in Accounting in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics within Griffith Business School at Griffith University. He earned his PhD in Accounting from the University of Technology Sydney. As an early-career academic, he holds appointments as a member of the Griffith Asia Institute and research seminar convenor at Griffith University. His professional activities include contributions to the Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime and the Green Transition and Development Hub.

Distadio's research specializations encompass sustainability accounting, climate finance, energy finance, carbon markets, green bonds and external verification reports, mine offtake contracting and strategic alliances, farmout announcements and wealth effects in the oil and gas industry, auditor switching in small firms, and the adoption and policy choices of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in emerging economies, particularly in Latin America. Key publications include "Adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on companies’ financing structure in emerging economies" (2016), "Wealth Effects of Farmout Arrangements in the Oil and Gas Industry" (2019), "Mine Offtake Contracting, Strategic Alliances and the Equity Market" (2022), "Common Stock Returns around Farmout Announcements in the Oil and Gas Industry" (2023), and "Shades of Green in the Bond Market: The Role of External Verification Reports" (2025). He has received funding from the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Research Grant for 2021-2022 on green bonds verification. Distadio has presented his research at seminars at the Australian National University, Griffith University, and Universidade Federal de São Paulo. He teaches accounting courses at Griffith University, including those related to financial accounting and economics.