§16§§This book addresses the growing interest among policymakers, practitioners and academics in the evolution and the future implications of social, environmental and sustainability accounting. To do so, it examines the conceptual and practical application of accountability at multiple levels and contexts, and presents a range of case studies focusing on salient issues, perspectives and the potential of multidimensional accounting and reporting regimes. Intended for a diverse audience, the book allows readers to gain a better understanding of the topics, encourages dialogue and debate, and stimulates innovation in scholarship, policy and practice.§§ § §04§Accounting and accountability tools and practices for environmental issues: a narrative historical academic debate.- The management process underpinning the Non-financial reporting: a case study of a listed Italian company.- A Sociotechnical Analysis of Accounting for Employee Health and Safety: Evidence from a multiple case study.- Ethics, social responsibility and tax aggressiveness. Can a code of ethics absolve a company?.- Accounting for sustainability. Could cost accounting be the right tool?.- Mandatory disclosure of non-financial information: A structured Literature Review.- What drives the level of non-financial assurance in PIEs? Empirical evidence on the European firms listed on Forbes 2000.- Review and Reflections. §02§§ Mara Del Baldo is an associate professor of financial accounting, economics of sustainability and accountability at Urbino University, Italy. Her main research interests include entrepreneurship and small business, CSR and business ethics, financial and integrated reporting, social and environmental accounting and reporting, gender accounting and accounting history. She is a member of several Italian and international scientific associations (AIDEA, SIDREA and SISR; the European Council for Small Business; the GBS - Italian Group for Social Reporting; the OIBR-Italian Institute for Business Reporting; the European Business Ethics Network; the SPES Institute (Spirituality in Economics and Society, Leuven), the Global Corporate Governance Institute, USA and the CSEAR, Center for Social and Environmental Accounting Research). She serves as a board member and a reviewer of several international journals. § §Jesse Dill §02§ard served on the faculties of Ohio State University, University of New Mexico, University of Central Florida, Portland State University (USA)and Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. In addition to being an Emeritus Professor at Portland State University, USA, he holds appointments at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, and the University of Central Florida. His teaching and research interests include the ethical and public interest implications of administrative and information technologies particularly as they affect social and environmental sustainability and accountability. He is currently a member of the governing board for the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, University of St Andrews, Scotland.
