Environmental accounting practices: A regulatory and internal management perspective

Sarah Yuliarini (), Zaleha Othman Othman and Ku Nor Izah Ismaila
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Sarah Yuliarini: TISSA-Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Zaleha Othman Othman: TISSA-Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Ku Nor Izah Ismaila: OYAGSB-Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia

Journal of Economic and Financial Studies (JEFS), 2017, vol. 5, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: We conduct a qualitative research to explore Environmental Accounting (EA) practices in a setting that do not have a standard EA or in settings where accounting policy put more emphasis on the principal base rather than the rule base accounting. EA practice is related to the accounting treatment of environmental activities that are integrated, sustainable, and accountable as part of an environmental improvement and affects environment-friendly products within the bound of the law. Our findings are in the synchronic pattern and provide linkage among regulators (environmental and accounting regulators) and internal managements as (a) the integration of management on environmental activities in the business operations that can provide value addition, (b) sustainability related to the legal compliance and improvement of products, (c) reducing risk with updated data, (d) funding in most reliable condition, and, (e) reciprocal commitment. Our findings contribute to the understanding of how EA practices support policy improvement within organizations. Classification JEL: M14; M41; M48.

Keywords: environmental accounting; regulators; internal management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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