308361 (v.1) Sustainability Management 603 (Accountability and Reporting)


Area:

Division of Resources and Environment

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
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Lecture:

2 x 3 Hours Quarterly
 

Syllabus:

Issues, concepts and practice in evaluating and reporting on the sustainable development performance of organisations, with particular emphasis on environmental and social performance. Disclosure of sustainability performance is a rapidly developing practice, as organisations stand up to the challenge of having to meet a steep increase in the demand for transparency on social, environmental and economic performance, from a diversifying group of stakeholders (including shareholders, governments, employees, neighbours, business partners and public interest groups. Investigation and development of the business case for external sustainable development reporting, in particular through the greater use of environmental management accounting. Focuses on evolving guidelines for sustainable development reporting, in particular from the Global Reporting Initiative.
 
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Field of Education:

50900 Environmental Studies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y Y  
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area