Accounting for the Environment

Synopsis

Professor Rob Gray, author of ‘The Greening of Accountancy’, explains different approaches to ‘green’ accounting. Some firms, for example take environmental costs from profits. A more pro-active approach, adopted by the Co-op Bank and ICI, is to use environmental criteria to evaluate investments. The most advanced position is to try to incorporate the concept of sustainability into a company’s accounts, measuring natural as well as man-made capital; it is argued that only in this way will businesses give ‘true and fair’ value of actions that threaten resources.

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £120.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Documentation

Optional action pack.

Subjects

Business studies

Keywords

accountancy; economic issues; environmental issues

Credits

Cast

Rob Gray

Production Company

Name

TV Choice Ltd

Distributor

Name

TV Choice Ltd

Email

tvchoiceuk@aol.com

Web

http://www.tvchoice.uk.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 8464 7402

Fax

020 8464 7845

Address

PO Box 597
Bromley
Kent
BR2 0YB

Notes

Producer and distributor of over 100 educational videos and DVDs, most with support materials, designed for use in UK schools, colleges and universities. Wide coverage across the curriculum, but particularly strong in the areas of business/management, ICT, geography, DT/manufacturing, history, English/media studies, PSHE, and leisure/tourism.