{"product_id":"2940012189837","title":"Sustainability Reporting: Managing for Wealth and Corporate Health","description":"Environmental and sustainability reporting involves nonfi nancial and\u003cbr\u003efi nancial indicators of an organization’s impact on environmental, economic,\u003cbr\u003eand social dimensions of their operations. As stakeholders (e.g.,\u003cbr\u003einvestors, consumers, governments, donors, employees) of organizations\u003cbr\u003edemand more transparency from profi t and not-for-profi t entities, environmental\u003cbr\u003eand sustainability reporting is a means to address this demand.\u003cbr\u003ePublic interest in the environmental and social impacts of corporations\u003cbr\u003ebegan in the 1960s and 1970s. Protests against the Vietnam War, concern\u003cbr\u003efor the environment, and opposition to South African apartheid were\u003cbr\u003esome reasons that investors reacted to more than companies’ reported\u003cbr\u003eprofi ts. A number of investors actively avoided manufacturers of weapons\u003cbr\u003eand “sin” products (tobacco, alcohol, and gambling).\u003cbr\u003eThe emergence of socially responsible investing (SRI) funds provided\u003cbr\u003einvestors with opportunities to invest in companies that had positive\u003cbr\u003eimpacts on society. Although SRI was initially thought to be a short-lived\u003cbr\u003efad, it still thrives today. The globalization of corporations and widely\u003cbr\u003epublicized corporate misdeeds (e.g., the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Nike’s\u003cbr\u003echild labor problems, Enron’s accounting fraud) increased public scrutiny\u003cbr\u003eof corporate behavior. Public pressure for more corporate transparency\u003cbr\u003eis greater than ever. In an effort to respond to this pressure, companies\u003cbr\u003eare reporting their environmental, economic, and social impacts. Sustainability\u003cbr\u003ereporting benefi ts both internal and external users of the information.\u003cbr\u003eInternal users are in a position to better manage the company’s\u003cbr\u003eresources while external users can assess the company’s sustainable development\u003cbr\u003eand long-term prospects.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is intended for MBA students, executives, and managers\u003cbr\u003ewho can discover the internal and external benefi ts of environmental and\u003cbr\u003esustainability reporting, the basics of reporting, and the reaction of the\u003cbr\u003einvestment community. The reader will benefi t from this introduction\u003cbr\u003eto environmental and sustainability reporting to better assess its value for\u003cbr\u003ehis or her own organization.","brand":"Business Expert Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147353276656,"sku":"2940012189837","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012189837_p0.jpg?v=1763553425","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012189837","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}