Technical resources

US climate change policy: where next?

Vicky McAllister, July 2009. ACCA held the third in a series of ‘Friday Forums’ on Friday 17 July 2009, on US climate change policy. The key points raised at the event are summarised in this paper.

Carbon accounting - too little too late?

Rachel Jackson, March 2009. Discusses the radical changes needed to sustain corporate activity while reducing our impact on the changing climate, addressing the needs of a demanding society and reflecting global movements towards greater accountability and responsibility.

Is the green economy coming?

Rachel Jackson, March 2009. This paper discusses how a low carbon economy – one that relies very little on fossil fuels and energy sources with high greenhouse gas emissions – will improve the planet's success rate of tackling the climate predicament.

Water - the next carbon?

Vicky McAllister, March 2009. ACCA held the first in a series of ‘Friday Forums’ on Friday 13 March 2009 on water footprinting. The key points raised at the event are summarised in this discussion paper.

Pension fund trustees and climate change: one year on

Jill Solomon, 2009. This discussion paper reports the findings of a small, follow up study to a project conducted circa one year earlier and published by ACCA as Pension fund trustees and climate change, research report 106. The follow-up study involves ten interviews conducted in Spring/early Summer 2009, which are not intended to be representative, but rather provide an indication of change in perceptions in a year of economic tumult and rising environmental concerns. Please note that the document is presented as a discussion paper, and not as part of ACCA's research report series.

Integrated approaches to environmental sustainability

These case studies were developed to better understand the relationships between environmental management systems, external environmental reporting, stakeholder engagement and drivers of organisational change leading to improved environmental performance.

Social benefits, issues in recognition and measurement

Comments from ACCA to the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board, July 2008.

Going concern? A sustainability agenda for action

ACCA, July 2008. Outlines ACCA's public position on and commitment to the sustainable development and CSR agenda.

Disclosures on stakeholder engagement

AACA Australia and New Zealand with Net Balance Foundation Limited, 2007. Part of a series of research projects which analyses disclosures on areas of non-financial performance by Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) companies.

Disclosures on human capital management

ACCA Australia and New Zealand with Net Balance Foundation Limited, 2008. Part of a series of research projects which analyses disclosures on areas of non-financial performance by Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) companies.

Improving climate change reporting: an ACCA/FTSE group discussion paper

ACCA/FTSE group, July 2007. Following on from recent research, this paper discusses opportunities and challenges for reporting on climate change in the future and its importance to different stakeholders.

Disclosures on climate change

ACCA Australia and New Zealand with Net Balance Foundation Limited, 2007. Part of a series of research projects which analyses disclosures on areas of non-financial performance by Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) companies.