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Sustainability Accounting and Reporting

Undergraduate | USA-ACG38 | 2020

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Record sustainable thinking’s impact on accounting and reporting practices. Compare traditional accounting methods and triple bottom line accounting.

Balance sustainable development concerns against the core concepts of corporate sustainability.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
13 weeks

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Sustainability Accounting and Reporting

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. Demonstrate an understanding of sustainability issues in accounting and reporting practices.
    2. Understand the differences between conventional accounting and triple bottom line accounting.
    3. Evaluate the quality of a company's sustainability/environmental report.
    4. Identify and classify environmental costs and impacts.
    5. Apply environmental costing methods and sustainability indicators.
    6. Collectively research sustainability issues.

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

Others

Prior to enrolling, students must have successfully completed 72CP (16 subjects) of study.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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