Environmental Disclosure Practices and Financial Performance (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Karim, Khondkar; Rutledge, Robert

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Understanding environmental liability and disclosure is critical for firm management, investors, accountants and auditors. The U.S. Congress has been increasing the pressure on companies to disclose information on environmental liabilities for years. This study delves into the issue by examining the impact of environmental disclosure on financial performance. These insightful essays provide guidance by supplying the most current and concise research available on this important topic.

Covering such topics as legislation, liability, and regulations, this work analyzes how environmental disclosure influences the financial statements and public accountability of companies, and ultimately drives organizational change. This book builds the framework necessary to comprehend the complexities of quantifying environmental liabilities and make well-informed decisions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313053580
• Artikelnr.: 54538326

Autorenporträt

KHONDKAR E. KARIM is Associate Professor of Accounting at Rochester Institute of Technology. He has published over 25 articles in various accounting and finance journals including Accounting Organizations and Society and International Journal of Finance. ROBERT W. RUTLEDGE is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting at Southwest Texas State University. He has published over 25 articles in various accounting and finance journals such as Accounting and Business Research and Advances in Taxation.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors List of Figures and Tables A Decade of Environmental
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the Provision of Natural Environment Disclosures in the Annual Reports of
Pacific Island Countries' Entities and User/Preparer Needs by Alistair M.
Brown, Greg Tower and Ross Taplin Substantiate Environmental Practice
Through Environmental Reporting, Mission and Strategy by Cecily Raiborn and
Brenda E. Joyner Organizational Adaptation Change Approaches on the
Development and Effectiveness of Environmental Management Accounting and
Reporting Systems by Seleshi Sisaye Public Environmental
Accountability: From Information to Actions by Sandra Rothenberg and Marcus
Stanley