Corporate environmental reporting : the Western approach to nature / Leanne J Morrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrison, Leanne J., author.

Series:

Routledge studies in accounting.

Routledge studies in accounting

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental reporting.

Corporation reports.

Environmental responsibility.

Environmental auditing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages).

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

This book explores corporate environmental discourse by examining a sample of corporate environmental reports through the lens of environmental philosophy. Findings include the predominant use of a dualistic approach towards nature, which highlights the perceived separateness' of companies from the natural world. Also explored are the corporate articulations of interconnectivity and transcendence, two philosophical approaches that are also in common use in western culture. The expression of these themes reveals the discursive underpinnings of a harmful relationship with nature. Exploring the ways in which discourse informs corporate relationships with nature allows for an in-depth diagnosis' of current environmental problems. The history of environmental philosophy demonstrates how some powerful philosophical approaches have shaped the western relationship with nature over time, and continue to do so through corporate environmental reporting. Corporate Environmental Reporting: The Western Approach to Nature demonstrates how corporate reporting is used to reduce the perception of the corporate responsibility, and contributes to the erosion of broader cultural restraints against the harmful treatment of nature. As such, discourse is integral to the survival of the world which we - and other members of our biotic community - are utterly reliant on. It shows the latest state of knowledge on the topic and will be of interest both to students at an advanced level, academics and reflective practitioners. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of accounting, management, environmental philosophy and sustainable management.

Contents:

Western environmental discourse and the corporate report

Western environmental philosophy

Corporate reporting

Operationalising critique

Predominant corporate philosophical approaches

Prevalent discursive mechanisms

Unravelling the discourse

Reflecting on the discourse of the corporate report

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780429442568

0429442564

9780429809453

042980945X

OCLC:

1107700124

Publisher Number:

KE67571

9780429809453