Index

Sustainability Accounting

ISBN: 978-1-78754-889-3, eISBN: 978-1-78754-888-6

ISSN: 1479-3598

Publication date: 17 April 2018

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(2018), "Index", Sustainability Accounting (Advances in Environmental Accounting & Management, Vol. 7), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 173-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-359820180000007009

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INDEX

AAA-IMA Framework for Accounting Education
, 77–80

Accor group
, 48

Accountability
, 15–16

theory
, 7, 14

“Accountable/responsible accountant”
, 80

Accountants
, 75

Accounting

competencies
, 80

curriculum
, 77

education
, 75, 76, 78, 81

framework
, 55

Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S)
, 103

Adaptation of CSR reporting
, 137, 139–141

Air Liquide
, 50, 55, 56

Airbus Group
, 130n10

report
, 56

Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)
, 34

Altran
, 127

American Accounting Association (AAA)
, 76, 106n2

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
, 73, 81, 82

Analytical Thinking
, 78

Anatel
, 146

Anglo-Saxon principle
, 115, 159

Annual Report (2014)
, 91, 147

Aqua Gauge
, 43

Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas
, 38

ArcelorMittal
, 48–50, 56, 61, 130n10

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
, 35

Australian General-Purpose Water Accounting (WASB)
, 40

Australian Water Accounting Standards
, 35

Autorité des Marchés Financiers
, 130n9

Axa
, 56

Bangladesh, garment factories of
, 6

conditions in
, 7

context of research
, 7

fire at Tazreen fashions
, 8–9

Rana Plaza collapse
, 9–11

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)
, 7, 8, 9, 21–22

Bangladesh Taka (BDT)
, 10

Bangladeshi audit market
, 11

Blue House
, 161

Brazil

changes in
, 155

comparative case study
, 143–145

comparison with South Korea
, 164

CSR reporting in
, 137–138

cross-fertilizing mechanism
, 150–162

differences between both Brazilian firms
, 156–157

stakeholder relationships in hierarchical market economy
, 152–155

stand-alone CSR reports
, 148–149

telecommunication companies in
, 145–147

Brazilian telephone system
, 146

Brazilianess
, 156

British fashion chain Primark
, 18

Broad Management Competencies
, 78

Brundtland Report
, 74

Business sectors
, 127–128, 130n11

Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI)
, 7

CA UFE Competency Map (CA-CM)
, 92

CAC 40 companies, importance of water topic for
, 44–49

Canada’s Loblaw
, 19

Canadian accountants
, 103

Canadian Accounting Education Landscape
, 83–84

Canadian context
, 73

Canadian CPA Competency Map
, 69

Canadian CPA Education Program
, 73, 74

analysis and results
, 86

CA, CGA, and CMA Maps
, 91–97

Canadian Accounting Education Landscape
, 83–84

care about sustainability education
, 75

AAA-IMA Framework for Accounting Education
, 77–80

CGMA
, 81–82

IAESB
, 80–81

investing in innovative teaching practices
, 77

Pathways Commission
, 76

relevant competencies in curricula
, 76–77

CGMA Map
, 97–99

challenges in teaching sustainability
, 82–83

content analysis
, 99–100

CPA Canada
, 103

future direction
, 105–106

interviews and supporting documentation
, 100–103

methodological approach
, 84–85

research framework and literature review
, 74

sustainability
, 74–75

content analysis comparing to International Recommendations and CGMA
, 86–88

Canadian CPA training programs
, 69

Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)
, 73

Canadian professional accountants
, 73

Cap Gémini
, 127, 128

Capital
, 143

Cardoso, Fernando Henrique
, 146

CDP
, 43

climate change
, 58

water disclosure responses
, 36

CEO Water Mandate (2014)
, 42, 58

Ceres
, 42

Certified General Accountants (CGA)
, 83, 91, 107n, 8, 108n10

keyword counts
, 97

qualitative analysis
, 93

qualitative comparison of legacy competency maps
, 94–96

quantitative analysis
, 92

sustainability keyword breakdown for legacy competency maps
, 92

traditional accounting
, 93, 97

See also Chartered Accountants (CA)

Certified General Accountants of Canada (CGA-Canada)
, 73

Certified Management Accountants (CMA)
, 83, 108n, 13, 108n, 14, 108–109n15

CGA Competency Map (CGA-CM)
, 92

Chaebol
, 146, 162, 166n3

Chartered Accountants (CA)
, 83, 91, 107–108n, 9, 108n, 11, 109n11

keyword counts
, 97

qualitative analysis
, 93

qualitative comparison of legacy competency maps
, 94–96

quantitative analysis
, 92

sustainability keyword breakdown for legacy competency maps
, 92

traditional accounting
, 93, 97

See also Certified General Accountants (CGA)

Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA)
, 76, 81–82, 97

CGMA Map
, 97–99

CGMA Syllabus
, 98

environmental competency focus for
, 99

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
, 81, 82

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
, 69, 73, 84, 103

CMA Competency Map (CMA-CM)
, 92

CMA Maps
, 91

keyword counts
, 97

qualitative analysis
, 93

qualitative comparison of legacy CMs
, 94–96

quantitative analysis
, 92

sustainability keyword breakdown for legacy CMs
, 92

traditional accounting
, 93, 97

CNC recommendation 2003-R02
, 117

Coding
, 17

Coercive isomorphism
, 139–140

Coercive pressures
, 140

Cohen Commission
, 12–13

“Communication relations”
, 148

“Community Relations White Papers”
, 148

Companions
, 157

Company water profile
, 42

Competency Map (CM)
, 77, 107n3

qualitative comparison of legacy
, 94–96

sustainability keyword breakdown for legacy
, 92

Competency/competencies
, 106n1

crisis
, 106

integration
, 77–80

“Comply or explain” principle
, 70, 115, 118, 120–121, 124

Confidentiality
, 85

semi-structured interviews
, 85

of social audit reports
, 20–22

Conseil National de la Comptabilite
, 130n4

Content analysis approach
, 84

Continuing professional learning and development (CPLD)
, 108

Convergence
, 139–140

Convergence–divergence dichotomy
, 137

Cooperative engagement
, 159

Coordinated market economies (CMEs)
, 137, 141, 142

Corporate carbon accounting field
, 33–34

Corporate citizenship
, 148

Corporate disclosure decisions
, 15

Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 6, 11, 69, 84, 98, 136–137, 140

Carroll’s definition
, 138

“Corporate Social Responsibility Reports”
, 147

Corporate water accounting
, 39

analytical framework
, 43–44

Australian General-Purpose Water Accounting (2012)
, 40

environmental accountings
, 35

literature review on
, 34–36

research design
, 36

data analysis
, 37

data collection
, 36–37

Water ISO Standard 14046 (2014)
, 40–41

WFN
, 39–40

Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines (2014)
, 42

Corporations
, 138

Corrective action plans (CAPs)
, 9

CPA Canada Competency Map
, 86

comparison of sustainability content keywords
, 89

qualitative analysis
, 89–91

quantitative analysis
, 86, 89

CPA Competency Map (CPA-CM)
, 85, 86, 100

committee members
, 85

Creating shared value (CSV)
, 151

Cross-fertilization between new institutionalism and VOC approach
, 141–143

Cross-fertilizing mechanism

CSR reporting as mirror of political economy
, 152–162

stand-alone CSR reporting as standardized management practice
, 150–152

CSR reporting
, 136

in Brazil and South Korea
, 137–138

cross-fertilizing mechanism in Brazil and South Korea
, 150–162

as globally diffused CSR practice
, 138–139

method and research context

comparative case study
, 143–145

data and data analysis
, 147–150

telecommunication companies in Brazil and South Korea
, 145–147

understanding global diffusion and adaptation
, 139–143

CSR/sustainability reports
, 148

Danone
, 48, 56

Data analysis
, 37

Data and analysis method

CSR reporting
, 147–150

EADs
, 121–123

Data collection
, 36–37

“Digital divide”
, 145

Divergence
, 140–141

Documentation
, 84, 100–103

Dow Jones Sustainability Index
, 157

Draft Map
, 102

EDF
, 44, 48, 50, 55, 61

Embratel
, 146

Employee(s)
, 149–150, 154, 155, 161

satisfaction
, 154

welfare
, 149

Environmental accounting disclosures (EADs)
, 115–116

explanation strategies for non-disclosure
, 126–128

French regulations and
, 116–118

identification and quality across whole period
, 123–125

quality by category
, 125

research methodology

data and analysis method
, 121–123

distribution of sample firms by sector
, 122

sample selection
, 121

theoretical framework and literature review
, 118–121

Environmental accounting information (EAI)
, 69–70

Environmental accountings
, 35, 123

Environmental expenses
, 118, 121

Environmental Financial Accounting and Reporting at the Corporate Level
, 166n1

Euler Hermesn Group
, 128

European standards
, 7

European Union (EU)
, 114

European Water Partnership (EWP)
, 41

European Water Stewardship Standards (2012)
, 42, 58

“Excellent benefit package”
, 154

Exegesis
, 84

Expectation gap in social audit
, 11–14, 22

Explanation strategies for non-disclosure
, 126–128

Field study approach
, 84

Foncière des régions
, 127

Foundational Competencies
, 78

France
, 40, 58, 60

French Business Arena, accounting and reporting for water in
, 58–60

French CAC 40 companies
, 36

French CAC 40 Water Stewardship Levels
, 49

French delegation
, 40–41

French multinationals
, 58

accounting framework
, 55

analytical framework proposed for water reporting
, 53–55

disclosure framework analysis and past disclosure studies
, 51–52

French CAC 40 Water Stewardship Levels
, 49

governance
, 56

importance of water topic for CAC 40 companies
, 44–49

materiality
, 49–50

performance-related reporting
, 55–56

risks and opportunities assessment
, 50, 55

secondary data collected for assessing
, 45–47

strategy and implementation
, 56–57

water risk assessment, accounting, and reporting
, 44

See also Corporate water accounting

French regulations and EADs
, 116–118

Garment industry
, 7, 8, 14, 20

GDF Suez
, 48, 50

Gemalto
, 130n10

Global diffusion
, 139–143

Global Environment Management Initiative (GEMI)
, 34

water sustainability tool
, 38

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
, 70, 140

Global Water Tool
, 38, 50

Globalization trend
, 144

Globally diffused CSR practice, CSR reporting as
, 138–139

Governance
, 56

Government
, 149–150, 155, 161

GPWA
, 40

Gray water
, 37

Grenelle 2 law (2010)
, 69–70, 115, 116, 118, 124

“GRI Guidelines”
, 150–151, 166n1

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
, 144

Groupthink
, 102

Guidance on Corporate Responsibility Indicators
, 166n1

Guide méthodologique
, 130n3

“Harmonious work–life balance”
, 159

Hierarchical market economies (HMEs)
, 137, 142–143

capital in
, 143

cross-fertilization process of CSR reporting
, 143

share ownership in
, 143

stakeholder relationships in
, 155–160

“Holy Grail of environmental decision-making”
, 39

Horizontal organizational culture
, 159

Human resource policies (HR policies)
, 154

IAS/IFRS
, 115, 117–118

IBASE social reporting model
, 157

Icade
, 127

IndustriALL Global Union
, 10

Ingenico Group
, 127

Innovative teaching practices, investing in
, 77

Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
, 76

Institutional environments
, 144

“Integrated Report”
, 147

“Integrated Sustainability Report”
, 147, 152

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
, 33

International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB)
, 73, 80–81

International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)
, 75

International Education Standards (IES)
, 73

IES
, 2, 80

International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
, 73

International Governmental Working Group of Experts on ISAR
, 166n1

International Labour Organization (ILO)
, 7

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
, 145

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
, 34, 57, 58

International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR)
, 166n1

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
, 33

International Water accounting field
, 37, 59

assessing business risks and opportunities
, 38

Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas
, 38

GEMI water sustainability tool
, 38

Global Water Tool
, 38

Water Risk Filter
, 38–39

investor-led initiatives on water stewardship
, 42–43

secondary data collected for assessing
, 41

water reporting
, 41

Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines (2014)
, 42

European Water Stewardship Standards (2012)
, 42

Water KPIs GRI 4 (2013) and Water Protocol(2003)
, 41–42

See also Corporate water accounting

Interviews
, 100–103

participants
, 28

question guide
, 29

Investor-led initiatives on water stewardship
, 42–43

Ipsos Group
, 128

Isomorphic change mechanisms
, 139

Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC)
, 166n5

Kering group
, 48, 56–57

Korean Army
, 161

KPMG Survey
, 138–139, 151

Lafarge
, 50, 56

Legacy competency maps

keyword counts
, 97

qualitative comparison
, 94–96

sustainability keyword breakdown for
, 92

“Legalese”
, 155

Legitimacy
, 119

theory
, 15, 118

LG
, 145

Liberal market economies (LMEs)
, 137, 141, 142

Life cycle assessment (LCA)
, 40, 55

Local supply companies
, 21

Loi sur les Nouvelles régulations économiques
, 130n1

LVMH
, 50, 55–56

Materiality
, 49–50

Member of Competency Map Committee (MCMC)
, 100

Metropole TV
, 127

Mimetic isomorphism
, 139–140

Moyens consacrés à la prévention des risques et des pollutions
, 130n2

Negotiations
, 155

Network market economies (NMEs)
, 137, 142–143

capital in
, 143

cross-fertilization process of CSR reporting
, 143

New Economic Regulation (NRE)
, 144–115, 119–120

New institutionalism
, 139–140

cross-fertilization with VOC approach
, 141–143

stand-alone CSR reporting as standardized management practice
, 150–152

Non-disclosure

explanation strategies for
, 126–128

practices
, 122–123

Non-government organisations (NGOs)
, 7, 19

Non-profit organization (NPO)
, 147, 148

Normative isomorphism
, 139–140

Normativity
, 120

“Openness”
, 159

‘Orange’ rating
, 21

Organisational legitimacy
, 119

Partners
, 157

“Passion”
, 159

Pathways Commission
, 76

Performance-related reporting
, 55–56

Person Familiar with Recruitment for Committee (RCMC)
, 100

Plan General de Contabilidad
, 114

Policy cooperation
, 160

Power dynamics
, 102

Pre-defined categories
, 37

Professional accounting associations
, 78

Professional skills
, 78

Professional Values and Ethics
, 80

Public policy cooperation
, 161

Public responsibility
, 161

Qualitative analysis
, 89–91, 93

Qualitative content analysis process
, 149

Quantitative analysis
, 86, 89, 92

Rana Plaza collapse
, 7, 9–11, 20

Relationships with stakeholders
, 143

Reporting &Analysis competencies
, 80

“Research Design”
, 34

Research method
, 16–17

Risks and opportunities assessment
, 50, 55

Saint-Gobain
, 55

Samsung
, 145

Sanofi
, 56

SAP ERP system
, 55

Sarbanes–Oxley Act
, 118

SES (Luxemburg)
, 130n10

Share ownership
, 143

Social accounting

primary objectives
, 16

research
, 14

Social and environmental accounting (SEA)
, 69

Social audit
, 6, 7, 9, 11–14

accountability theory
, 14

confidentiality of social audit reports
, 20–22

CSR
, 11

expectation gap
, 11–14, 22

findings
, 17–22

perceptions of stakeholders about
, 18–20

report
, 17

research method
, 16–17

SA 8000
, 12

theoretical underpinning of study
, 14–16

Social compliance department
, 22

Social contract
, 118

“Social contributions”
, 148

Social responsibility
, 148

Societal institutionalism
, 141

SociétéGénérale
, 57

Society of Management Accountants of Canada (CMA Canada)
, 73

Sodexo
, 127

‘Soft law’ instruments
, 115

Soitec
, 127

Solvay (Belgium)
, 130n10

South Korea

changes in
, 161

comparative case study
, 143–145

comparison with Brazil
, 164

CSR reporting in
, 137–138

cross-fertilizing mechanism
, 150–162

differences between both South Korean firms
, 160–162

stakeholder relationships in network market economy
, 157–160

stand-alone CSR reports
, 148–149

telecommunication companies in
, 145–147

South Korean telecommunication sector
, 146–147

ST Microelectronics (the Netherlands)
, 130n10

Stakeholder relationships in hierarchical market economy

Brazil
, 152–155

South Korea
, 157–160

Stakeholder(s)
, 20–21

engagement
, 56

social audits about stakeholder perceptions
, 18–20

theory approach
, 101

Stand-alone CSR reports
, 148–149

as standardized management practice
, 150–152

Standardized management practice
, 150–152

Suppliers
, 149–150, 153, 155, 158, 161

Sustainability
, 72, 74–75, 107n7

care about sustainability education
, 75

AAA-IMA Framework for Accounting Education
, 77–80

CGMA
, 81–82

IAESB
, 80–81

investing in innovative teaching practices
, 77

Pathways Commission
, 76

relevant competencies in curricula
, 76–77

challenges in teaching
, 82–83

Sustainability Accounting course
, 105

Sustainability reports, assurance of
, 75

“Sustainability Reports”
, 147

Tazreen Fashions
, 21

fire at
, 8–9

Telebras
, 146

Telecommunication industry
, 137–138

Tellus Institute
, 42

TF1
, 127

Traditional accounting
, 93, 97

Triple bottom line (TBL)
, 74, 84

“Trust”
, 159

UN Global Compact (2015)
, 10, 70, 140

United Kingdom
, 118

United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
, 166n1

Universalization
, 155

US-based think tanks
, 57

Varieties of capitalism approach (VOC approach)
, 136–137, 139–141

cross-fertilization with new institutionalism
, 141–143

CSR reporting as mirror of political economy
, 152–162

Veolia Water
, 56

Vinci
, 44, 50, 55–57

Virtual water
, 33

Wal-Mart
, 8, 9, 19

Ethical Sourcing Assessor
, 21

Wall Street Journal (2013)
, 9

Water
, 32, 34

demand
, 33

quality
, 33

Water accounting
, 37

Water Accounting Standards Board
, 40

Water footprint
, 39, 48

assessment
, 39–40

Water Footprint Network (WFN)
, 34, 57

“Water for Business” report
, 35

Water ISO Standard 14046 (2014)
, 40–41

Water Protocol (2003)
, 41–42

Water reporting
, 41

Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines (2014)
, 42

European Water Stewardship Standards (2012)
, 42

Water KPIs GRI 4 (2013) and Water Protocol(2003)
, 41–42

See also Corporate water accounting

Water Risk Assessment, Reporting and Accounting
, 57–58

Water Risk Filter
, 38–39

Water stewardship
, 38, 48–49

investor-led initiatives on
, 42–43

Water Sustainability Tool
, 38

Water-related diseases
, 33

“Win-win Productivity Partnership Support project”
, 160

“Win-win” partnership
, 157–158, 160

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
, 33, 34, 38

World Resources Institute (WRI)
, 34, 38

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
, 34, 38–39