Role Of Environmental Accounting

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The sustainability of a community depends upon integrating economic and environmental health, promoting social equity and fostering broad -based citizen participation in planning and implementation. Environmental Accounting(EA) goes beyond recording and measuring because it deals with decision making and steps in conservation of resources Environmental accounting (EA) is seen by corporate managers and environmental advocates alike as a necessary complement to improved environmental decision-making within the private sector. Whether the goal is pollution prevention, or some broader notion of "corporate sustainability," there is a widespread belief that sound environmental accounting will help firms identify and implement financially desirable…show more content…
One of the major area within accounting in the last five years has been “accounting for the environment’’ which has generated interest well beyond the confines of accounting academics and professional accountants. Managers, the media, politicians and the public have noted environmental and, therefore social problems which may be addressed, in part at least by identifying, measuring valuing the interaction between business and environment. This has not been a situation in past, and the review which follows the ebb and flow and changing fortunes of various activities within the overall field of social and environmental accounting. It is important that we do not lose the current momentum because this field of study must lead to action and change in relationship business, the stakeholders which make up the society, and the environment which we need to…show more content…
While at one level there appears to be widespread agreement that CSR and SEA are worthy topics of attention, different groups have very different understandings of these fields. This article provides an analysis of these differences by comparing three broad approaches to SEA: the business case, stakeholder-accountability and critical theory approaches. It also responds to concerns a number of commentators have expressed regarding the current dominance of ‘business case’ perspectives. While not seeking to impose on readers a ‘correct’ way of viewing SEA and CSR, exposure to competing perspectives is viewed as one way of challenging us to think more reflectively about the frames available to us and their implications for the social realities we construct, embed or seek to
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