The role of accounting in sustainable development

Ideology of Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals influence the transformation of business processes in the companies. Professional accountants are important part of this transformation. In this paper the role of accounting in Sustainable Development Goals achievement is discusse...

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Main Authors: Inna Makarenko, Alex Plastun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives" 2017-06-01
Series:Accounting and Financial Control
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Online Access:https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/9472/AFC_2017_02_Makarenko.pdf
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description Ideology of Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals influence the transformation of business processes in the companies. Professional accountants are important part of this transformation. In this paper the role of accounting in Sustainable Development Goals achievement is discussed. Different approaches to structuring the role of professional accountants in Sustainable Development are investigated. Among them are types of roles that perform accountants, their professional functions, skills and competencies in the corporate environment. As the result a holistic vision of the role of accounting in sustainable development in the new economic conditions is provided.
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spelling doaj.art-0bfe2c0c53f94780b92b61a4d6098d262022-12-21T19:07:51ZengLLC "CPC "Business Perspectives"Accounting and Financial Control2543-54852544-14502017-06-011241210.21511/afc.01(2).2017.019472The role of accounting in sustainable developmentInna Makarenko0Alex Plastun1Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Associate Professor at Accounting and Tax Department, Sumy State UniversityDoctor of Economics, Professor, Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Sumy State UniversityIdeology of Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals influence the transformation of business processes in the companies. Professional accountants are important part of this transformation. In this paper the role of accounting in Sustainable Development Goals achievement is discussed. Different approaches to structuring the role of professional accountants in Sustainable Development are investigated. Among them are types of roles that perform accountants, their professional functions, skills and competencies in the corporate environment. As the result a holistic vision of the role of accounting in sustainable development in the new economic conditions is provided.https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/9472/AFC_2017_02_Makarenko.pdfaccountancy professionaccountingcorporate sustainabilitystakeholderssustainability reportingsustainable development goals
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corporate sustainability
stakeholders
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sustainable development goals
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accounting
corporate sustainability
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sustainability reporting
sustainable development goals
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