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Record Nr.

UNINA9910383846803321

Titolo

Accounting, Accountability and Society : Trends and Perspectives in Reporting, Management and Governance for Sustainability / / edited by Mara Del Baldo, Jesse Dillard, Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli, Massimo Ciambotti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-41142-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 pages)

Collana

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, , 2196-7075

Disciplina

361.2

Soggetti

Social responsibility of business

Accounting

Business ethics

Corporate governance

Corporate Social Responsibility

Financial Accounting

Business Ethics

Corporate Governance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Accounting and accountability tools and practices for environmental issues: a narrative historical academic debate -- The management process underpinning the Non-financial reporting: a case study of a listed Italian company -- A Sociotechnical Analysis of Accounting for Employee Health and Safety: Evidence from a multiple case study -- Ethics, social responsibility and tax aggressiveness. Can a code of ethics absolve a company? -- Accounting for sustainability. Could cost accounting be the right tool? -- Mandatory disclosure of non-financial information: A structured Literature Review -- What drives the level of non-financial assurance in PIEs? Empirical evidence on the European firms listed on Forbes 2000 -- Review and Reflections.

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses the growing interest among policymakers, practitioners and academics in the evolution and the future



implications of social, environmental and sustainability accounting. To do so, it examines the conceptual and practical application of accountability at multiple levels and contexts, and presents a range of case studies focusing on salient issues, perspectives and the potential of multidimensional accounting and reporting regimes. Intended for a diverse audience, the book allows readers to gain a better understanding of the topics, encourages dialogue and debate, and stimulates innovation in scholarship, policy and practice. .