School Of AccountingSocial and Environmental Accounting (PG)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 200497.1
Discipline: ACCOUNTING
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Bachelor's degree in Accounting
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students wishing to take this unit as an elective need approval from the Director of Academic Program or Course Advisor and must be enrolled in a postgraduate Business course.
About this Unit
This unit reflects the expanding scope of corporate accountability, the rise of corporate environmentalism and the role of stakeholder pressures such as regulation in driving changes to organizational performance measurement and reporting. It provides students with an appreciation of the range of organisational stakeholders and the changing expectations for social and environmental responsibility and accountability. In particular, students will explore issues relating to social and environmental accounting, triple bottom line measurement and disclosures and corporate governance.