Belal, Ataur (2015). Social and environmental accountability in developing countries. IN: Development-oriented corporate social responsibility. Jamali, Dima; Karam, Charlotte and Blowfield, Michael (eds) Sheffield (UK): Greenleaf.
Abstract
The principal aim of this chapter is to undertake a critical review of the social and environmental accountability of global business activities in developing countries. While global business activities have contributed to the economic development of developing countries they have many adverse social and environmental consequences which are often under-studied. I explore the role of accounting in making those consequences visible. The chapter, however, concludes that while social and environmental accounting has the potential to raise the visibility of social and environmental impacts of corporate activities it often fails to do so particularly under the current voluntary disclosure regime where corporations can choose what to report and how to report. This is even more pronounced in the developing countries because of their vulnerabilities arising from various social and environmental problems. The chapter argues for a case of ‘surrogate accountability’ as an alternative to the current corporate driven form of accountability.
Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Accounting College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Economics, Finance & Entrepreneurship College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | CSR,social accountability,environmental accountability,surrogate accountability,Bangladesh,developing countries |
ISBN: | 978-1-78353-476-0, 978-1-78353-245-2, 978-1-78353-246-9, 978-1-78353-244-5 |
Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2024 09:13 |
Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2015 12:10 |
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Related URLs: | PURE Output Type: | Chapter (peer-reviewed) |
Published Date: | 2015-07 |
Authors: |
Belal, Ataur
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0000-0001-6144-8907)
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