Reality and the Rhetoric Organisational Sustainability Reporting
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Biografisk notat
Geoff Frost is an associate professor of accounting at the University of Sydney. Stewart Jones is a professor of accounting and chair of discipline at the University of Sydney. Philip Lee is an associate professor of accounting and finance at Alphacrucis College.The Reality and the Rhetoric examines the gap between the external reporting of four Australian organisations and their internal management practices and systems necessary to support comprehensive and reliable disclosure.
The book finds evidence of a significant rift between the external rhetoric of sustainability and the internal management processes and culture.
However, the book also finds that the rhetoric can be effective in driving real change internally, as organisations seek to close the gap between the reality and rhetoric of sustainability reporting.
The Reality and the Rhetoric examines the gap between the external reporting of four Australian organisations and their internal management practices and systems necessary to support comprehensive and reliable disclosure.
About the authors
Overview of the project
A case study analysis of Green Insurer
1. Public image versus internal perceptions
2. Sustainability: data collection, measurement and reporting
3. Stakeholder engagement
4. Hurdles facing the collection, integration and reporting of sustainability information
A case study analysis of Herbal Life
1. Public image versus internal perceptions
2. Sustainability: data collection, measurement and reporting
3. Stakeholder engagement
4. Hurdles facing the collection, integration and reporting of sustainability information
A case study analysis of Local Leader
1. Public image versus internal perceptions
2. Sustainability: data collection, measurement and reporting
3. Stakeholder engagement
4. Hurdles facing the collection, integration and reporting of sustainability information
A case study analysis of Clear Water
1. Public image versus internal perceptions
2. Sustainability: data collection, measurement and reporting
3. Stakeholder engagement
4. Hurdles facing the collection, integration and reporting of sustainability information
A case study analysis of Infrastructor
1. Public image versus internal perceptions
2. Sustainability: data collection, measurement and reporting
3. Stakeholder engagement
4. Hurdles facing the collection, integration and reporting of sustainability information
Summary and conclusions
Index
The Reality and the Rhetoric examines the significant gap between the external rhetoric of sustainability and internal management processes.