by Suzanne Young, Swati Nagpal and Carol A Adams Abstract Sustainable procurement is a growing phenomenon and a key component of organizations’ Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability strategy. The focus of this paper is sustainable procurement (SP) at universities in Australia and the UK. The study identifies a dearth of academic research into SP at universities […]
Equal opportunity for women in the workplace: A study of corporate disclosure
Posted on May 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment
This study published by the ACCA and authored by Kate Grosser, Carol Adams and Jeremy Moon compares research findings on how a sample of the largest companies in the UK, Australia and the US have publicly reported on equal opportunities for women in the workplace. It examines the different regulatory and voluntary frameworks relating to […]
Internal organisational factors influencing corporate social and ethical reporting
Posted on January 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment
by Carol A Adams. This article has been cited over 1,000 times and is in the top ten most cited articles published in the Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal in its 30 years. Executive summary/Abstract Prior empirical research into factors which are influential in determining the extent and nature of corporate social reporting has primarily been […]
The International Integrated Reporting Council: a call to action
Posted on July 17, 2014 · 2 Comments
by Carol A Adams This paper sets out the case for integrated reporting and its potential to change the thinking of corporate actors leading to the further integration of sustainability actions and impacts into corporate strategic planning and decision making. It calls for academics to engage with the process and to contribute to the development […]
Moral accounting? Employee disclosures from a stakeholder accountability perspective
Posted on February 24, 2014 · Leave a Comment
by Sarah Williams and Carol A Adams. Published in the Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine how disclosure of employee issues by a large UK bank (the NatWest) may or may not promote transparency and accountability (as assessed by the completeness of the account with respect to material […]
The ethical, social and environmental reporting-performance portrayal gap
Posted on February 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment
by Carol A Adams. Published in the Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. This article is in the top 10 articles downloaded from the journal website and the top 15 most cited. The article has been cited over 700 times. Abstract The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it assesses in detail the extent to which corporate […]
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