Ethics and Sustainability in Accounting and Finance Volume I Gebunden

This book discusses recent developments relating to ethical and sustainable issues in accounting & finance. Accounting is often seen as a technical discipline that records classifies and reports financial transactions. However since the financial information produced concerns all interest groups both within and outside the enterprise accounting also has social characteristics and involves multi-faceted duties and responsibilities. As such in addition to basic principles and accepted rules and standards in the field this book focuses on the ethical aspects and fundamentals of this professi on that accountants should also take into consideration as this is the only way to build and preserve society's confidence in accounting and increase its social credibility.