The Green Bottom Line : Environmental Accounting for Management - Current Practice and Future Trends.

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This volume brings together research and best practice case studies on the topic of environmental accounting for management. Divided into four sections, covering "General Concepts", "Empirical Studies", "Case Studies" and "Implementation", the book includes case studies sponsored by the US EPA's Environmental Accounting Project and contributions from authors at institutions including the IMD, INSEAD, The Tellus Institute and the World Resources Institute. It demonstrates that many companies can benefit by getting a better understanding of the financial costs and benefits of environmental action.  Read more... Forewords by Susan McLaughlin, US EPA, William Blackburn, Baxter International, Ian Ash, BT Corporate Communications, Jan-Olaf Williams, Storebrand, Norway and Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, UNEP IE Introduction: Martin Bennett, Gloucester Business School, UK, and Peter James, Sustainable Business Centre, Congleton, UK Part One: General Concepts 1. "The Green Bottom Line", Martin Bennett, Gloucester Business School, UK, and Peter James, Sustainable Business Centre, Congleton, UK 2. "An Introduction to Environmental Accounting as a Business Management Tool: Key Concepts and Terms", US Environmental Protection Agency 3. "Calculating the True Profitability of Pollution Prevention", Stefan Schaltegger, University of Basel, Switzerland, and Kaspar Muller, Ellipson Ltd, Basel, Switzerland 4. "Integrating Environmental Impacts into Capital Investment Decisions", Marc J. Epstein, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, and Marie-Joscc Roy, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal and CIRANO, Canada 5. "Valuing Potential Environmental Liabilities for Managerial Decision-Making: A Review of Available Techniques", US Environmental Protection Agency 6. "The Italian Method of Environmental Accounting", Matteo Bartolomeo, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano, Italy 7. "Environmental Management Accounting in the Netherlands", Jan Jaap Bouma, Erasmus Centre for Environmental Studies, Rotterdam, Netherlands 8. "Cost Allocation: An Active Tool for Environmental Management Accounting?", Roger L. Burritt, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Part Two: Empirical Studies 9. "Green Ledgers: An Overview", Daryl Ditz, Janet Ranganathan and R. Darryl Banks, World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, USA 10. "Environmental Cost Accounting for Chemical and Oil Companies: A Benchmarking Study", David Shields, Beth Beloff and Miriam Heller, University of Houston, USA 11. "Applying Environmental Accounting to Electroplating Operations: An In-Depth Analysis", Mark Haveman.