Deterioration of socio-ecological systems requires deep changes in business regulation, including accounting rules. However, policymakers and stakeholders have recursively failed to deliver on mandatory sustainability reporting. Over the last decade, things have rapidly changed. Particularly in the EU, we are witnessing the standardisation and harmonisation of sustainability reporting. This Element questions what explains changes in sustainability reporting regulation and what one can learn from the past. It suggests that there is a structural fallacy in the design of the regulation of accounting for sustainability, which needs to be addressed to avoid another failure. The Element concludes by setting out a bold blueprint for rethinking reporting regulation based on a series of paradigmatic changes.
By:
David Monciardini (University of Turin) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Weight: 147g ISBN:9781009737081 ISBN 10: 1009737082 Series:Elements in Corporate Governance Pages: 92 Publication Date:13 November 2025 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction; 2. Unpacking the sustainability reporting conundrum; 3. History of sustainability reporting; 4. Putting the pieces together: what explains changes?; 5. Learning from failure and success: proposals for a paradigmatic change; References.
