Sustainability accounting and accountability /
Sustainability accounting and accountability /
edited by Jeffrey Unerman, Jan Bebbington and Brendan O'Dwyer.
- New York, NY : Routledge, c2007.
- xix, 362 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This exciting book is one of the first textbooks in the fast growing area of sustainability accounting. Contributed to, and edited by an impressive array of internationally renowned authorities, it focuses on the use of sustainability accounting both as an external accountability mechanism (external reporting) and as a tool for helping managers assess and manage the social and environmental impacts of their operations (management accounting). Using real-life examples and case studies to emphasize the links between the conceptual basis and issues in practice, this outstanding book addresses the growing interest among both practitioners and academics in social, environmental and ethical accountability, as interpreted through the lens of sustainable development.
9780415384896 0415384893 (soft cover)
2006036703
Sustainable development reporting.
Social accounting.
657
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This exciting book is one of the first textbooks in the fast growing area of sustainability accounting. Contributed to, and edited by an impressive array of internationally renowned authorities, it focuses on the use of sustainability accounting both as an external accountability mechanism (external reporting) and as a tool for helping managers assess and manage the social and environmental impacts of their operations (management accounting). Using real-life examples and case studies to emphasize the links between the conceptual basis and issues in practice, this outstanding book addresses the growing interest among both practitioners and academics in social, environmental and ethical accountability, as interpreted through the lens of sustainable development.
9780415384896 0415384893 (soft cover)
2006036703
Sustainable development reporting.
Social accounting.
657