Environmental Accounting and Auditing and Eco mark

Journal Title: Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3

Abstract

The environment is under tremendous stress from rapid industrialization, unplanned urbanization and changing consumption patterns in the race to achieve better living standards Alfsen & Greaker [1] Samakovlis [2]. Today everyone is concerned with environmental issues as they influence all human activities. It is amply clear that regulatory actions by pollution control agencies alone cannot restore the environment to its pristine state. Pro-active and promotional roles should also be geared up in harmony with the overall environmental protection strategy Sing [3]. Considering the future environmental and energy scenarios, environmental management systems and ecomark is now recognized as a pre-requisite for sustainable development and eco-friendly environmental management in organizations. Environmental accounting is the identification, measurement and allocation of environmental costs, the integration of these environmental costs into business decisions, and the subsequent communication of the information to a company’s stakeholders Hecht [4].

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Ibsa Mussa, Awel Feku, Mohammed Mussa

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  • EP ID EP573792
  • DOI 10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000212
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Ibsa Mussa, Awel Feku, Mohammed Mussa (2018). Environmental Accounting and Auditing and Eco mark. Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research, 5(3), 660-662. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-573792