Sustainability Accounting and Accountability

4. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-87542-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Sustainability accounting and accountability is fundamental in the pursuit of low-carbon and less unsustainable societies. Highlighting that accounting, organisations and economic systems are intertwined with sustainability, this leading text discusses how sustainability accounting and accountability broaden the spectrum of information used in organisational decision-making and in evaluating organisational success. The authors show how sustainability accounting can prove to be transformative, but only if critical questions are sufficiently addressed.

Drawing on the most recent research and topical practical insights, the fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the contemporary developments in the area, especially topics relating to sustainability reporting and development in the financial markets. The book also highlights the role accounting has with key sustainability issues through dedicated chapters on climate, water, biodiversity, human rights and economic inequality. Each chapter is supplemented with practical examples and academic reading lists to allow in-depth engagement.

Sustainability Accounting and Accountability walks the reader through a spectrum of themes which are essential for all accountants and organisations. It helps the reader to understand why our traditional accounting techniques and systems are not sufficient for navigating the contemporary sustainability challenges our societies are facing. This key book will be an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate instructors and students, as an entry point to sustainability accounting and accountability, as well as being a vital book for researchers.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tregidga, Helen

Laine, Matias

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen Betriebliches Rechnungswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to Sustainability Accounting and Accountability Part I: Setting the Context 2. Background and Global Context 3. Accountability, Stakeholders, Materiality and Externalities: Examining Key Concepts Part II: Accounting for Sustainability 4. Sustainability Management Accounting and Control 5. Sustainability Reporting: History, Frameworks and Regulation 6. The Sustainability Reporting Process: Key Influences, Debates and Discussions 7. ESG and Financial Markets 8. Counter Accounting Part III: Issues in Accounting for Sustainability 9. Accounting for Climate 10. Accounting for Water 11. Accounting for Biodiversity 12. Accounting for Human Rights 13. Accounting for Economic Inequality Part IV: Conclusion 14. Closing Remarks

Über Autor(innen)

Matias Laine is Professor in Accounting at Tampere University, Finland.

Helen Tregidga is a Professor in Accounting at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.