Accounting for Sustainability: Practical Insights Contributor(s): Hopwood, Anthony (Editor), Unerman, Jeffrey (Editor), Fries, Jessica (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1849710678 ISBN-13: 9781849710671 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics - Business & Economics | Accounting - General - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development |
Dewey: 658.408 |
LCCN: 2010005565 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: If businesses and other organizations are to meet the many and complex challenges of sustainable development, then they all, both public and private, need to embed sustainability considerations into their decision-making and reporting. However, the translation of this aspiration into effective action is often inhibited by the lack of systems and procedures that take sustainability into account. Accounting for Sustainability: Practical Insights will help organizations to address these issues. The book sets out a number of tools and approaches that have been developed and applied by leading organizations to:
In-depth cases studies from Aviva, BT, the Environment Agency, EDF Energy, HSBC, Novo Nordisk, Sainsbury's and West Sussex County Council show in detail how accounting for sustainability works in practice in a wide range of organizational contexts. Published with The Prince's Charities: Accounting for Sustainability |