Bioaccounting measurement of environmental assets: beyond environmental accounting

Angelica Farfan-Lievano, Olga Ines Ceballos and Eutimio Mejia Soto

Meditari Accountancy Research, 2024, vol. 32, issue 6, 2001-2033

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to develop a framework for the bioaccounting measurement of environmental assets based on natural wealth sustainability. Specifically, this paper proposes a theoretical structure for qualitative and quantitative organization-level assessments of the existence and circulation of water, air, wildlife, flora, soil and subsoil resources. Design/methodology/approach - This research used an inductive method with a qualitative and quantitative approach. The authors postulate a systemic and comprehensive bioaccounting measurement of environmental assets, including heterogeneous and homogeneous methods and quantitative and qualitative valuations of the resources that comprise environmental assets. Findings - The authors describe a theoretical structure for the bioaccounting measurement of environmental assets based on the sustainability of natural wealth through heterogeneous and homogeneous measurement methods and show how to integrate these assets through an homogeneous method. Research limitations/implications - The development of this general theoretical structure will require the integration of theoretical, conceptual and technical developments from multiple disciplines. The authors hope that the scientific community will evaluate and study this proposal for faster progress towards its practical implementation in organizations. Originality/value - The authors structured the bioaccounting measurements, which are presented individually for each class of environmental assets. Each of these assets requires subcategories (accounts, subaccounts and resources) and recognition/measurement units. Environmental value units (EVUs) are used to standardize the plurality of measurement units.

Keywords: Environmental asset; Bioaccounting; Measurement; Strong sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/MEDAR-09-2022-1796

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