Robert Gray (1952 - 2020)

I've only just found out about Rob's passing - I was trying to re-establish contact in the hope of one day having a Holy Smoke re-union. Sadly for me - not to be - I'm gutted! He was a great friend for the few years that I knew him and a pretty damn good guitar player. I will post my only photo of him (and me) at a Holy Smoke gig (circa 1985). My sincere condolences to Sue and family. Chris Gibbs.

After viewing the service, I miss Rob already. I still remember his great sense of humour. Rob supported me, guided me, and laughed with me back to my Dundee Master days. Rob inspired me and many others in sustainability accounting research community. We will miss your humour, enjoyable burning debate and your friendship. Benedict Ki-Hoon Lee

I really admire and love Rob and his lively, brave, caring and ironic personality. His legacy is enormous, but it goes beyond academic contributions. We are beneficiaries of his intangible legacy. He has brought to life a special research family, instilling it with its own values, the kind of values necessary to fight from marginality. With Rob we have learn that from the marginality we can induce change and make an impact in accounting and in the society to make the world a better place. His intangible legacy is really impressive. He has been like a father for many of us, guiding, supporting and creating a secure but critical space to grow and develop our thoughts by engaging with others. I cannot understand my life without the CSEAR family. I would never forget the first CSEAR Spain Conference when I was first presenting my PhD project and Rob was my discussant. He was so caring, encouraging, inspiring, supportive and crazy … From that moment I realize I was in the right place. Thanks Rob, for caring, respecting and supporting me so much and for facilitating me to enter the CSEAR family. That is your legacy and it is the most marvellous present we can get. Love to Sue, Mike and Chris

Dear Sue, family, friends and colleagues, On behalf of the whole EMAN community we would like to offer our sincere condolences. That Rob has left us is a huge shock and fills us with great sadness. Rob is a pioneer for social and environmental accounting and reporting research; he inspired generations of scholars and built a ‘family’ of researchers engaging for ‘the good cause’. Rob was a great scholar and friend and has left us suddenly and much too early in the middle of engaged projects and inspiring debates about the future of accounting for sustainability. It is a tremendous loss for the whole sustainability accounting research community. We all miss Rob and wish Sue, Mike, Chris and the family all the best in this difficult time. We would like to give you all our strength and warmth during this period of grief and sadness. Karen Maas Chair of EMAN, on behalf of the EMAN community

When a person creates something so great, the light of his great work will remain forever. Eternal memory for Rob. Вечна памет и светъл път, професоре! Ninel