Die Vision einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung (sustainable development) gewann durch die UNCED-Konferenz in Rio de Janeiro vor zehn Jahren für die Wirtschaft maßgeblich an Bedeutung. Unter nachhaltiger Entwicklung wird eine Entwicklung verstanden, die die Bedürfnisse der Menschen in der Gegenwart...

Reporting and external corporate communications play an important role in corporate sustainability. As well as economic reasons, the vision of sustainable development also emphasizes the importance of corporate sustainability reporting. On the one hand, companies depend on a supply of resources...

Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) remains a relatively new decision-making initiative at the corporate level. This is particulary true when it comes to its adoption by small and medium-sized enterprises in developing and newly industrialised countries. This paper elaborates upon the...

Sustainability accountingʺ and related terms are being used with greater frequency at academic conferences and in corporate practice. This raises the question of the relationship between accounting and sustainability and the role of accounting for sustainability, as well as what could be...

Purpose: The paper aims to discuss the current development of sustainability accounting research, the identification of critical and managerial paths, and to assess of the future of sustainability accounting and reporting. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is a review of recent literature...