Sustainability reporting managing for wealth and corporate health /
Gwendolen B. White.
- first edition.
- [New York, N.Y. (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, (c)2009.
- 1 electronic text (x, 151 pages) : digital file.
- Managerial accounting collection .
Chapter 1: What is sustainability reporting -- Chapter 2: Why should an organization report on sustainability -- Chapter 3: How to report on sustainability -- Chapter 4: What are the responses to sustainability reporting -- Chapter 5: External assurances -- Chapter 6: Conclusion -- Appendix A: Ball Corporation: example report -- Appendix B: SAM questionnaire: examples of questions -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Environmental and sustainability reporting involves nonfinancial and financial indicators of an organization's impact on environmental, economic, and social dimensions of their operations. As stakeholders (e.g., investors, consumers, governments, donors, employees) of organizations demand more transparency from profit and not-for-profit entities, environmental and sustainability reporting is a means to address this demand. Public interest in the environmental and social impacts of corporations began in the 1960s and 1970s. Protests against the Vietnam War, concern for the environment, and opposition to South African apartheid were some reasons that investors reacted to more than companies' reported profits. A number of investors actively avoided manufacturers of weapons and "sin" products (tobacco, alcohol, and gambling).
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9781606490792
Environmental reporting. Sustainable development reporting. Social responsibility of business.
Corporate social responsibility CSR Sustainability reporting