Broschiertes Buch

Accounting for Sustainability

Practical Insights

Herausgeber: Hopwood, Anthony; Fries, Jessica; Unerman, Jeffrey

Beschreibung

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. This book can help organizations to address these issues.

Autor

Anthony Hopwood is a world-leading academic in the field of accounting. A former Dean and Professor at the Said Business School at the University of Oxford, UK, he was inducted into the USA's Accounting Hall of Fame in 2008 Jeffrey Unerman is Professor of Accounting and Accountability at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK. He has a long standing research record in sustainability accounting Jessica Fries is Project Director of The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project, on secondment from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She has worked with companies over many years to help them integrate sustainability into mainstream business practices. The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project was launched by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales in 2004 'To help ensure that sustainability - considering what we do not only in terms of ourselves and today, but also of others and tomorrow - is not just talked and worried about, but becomes embedded in organizations' 'DNA'. The Project works with businesses, investors, the public sector, accounting bodies, NGOs and academics to develop practical guidance and tools for embedding sustainability into decision-making and reporting processes

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781849710671
• ISBN-10: 1849710678
• Artikelnr.: 28170751