Sustainability Reporting and Analysis: Accounting for a Changing World (ACCT 3330)

Accounting · Boston College

As concerns around sustainability grow, firms' reporting on this information is increasingly prevalent and demanded by shareholders and other stakeholders. This course will introduce students to the current reporting landscape and the various sustainability reporting frameworks used by firms, exploring these frameworks by comparing and contrasting companies' sustainability reports. We will study global regulations to standardize reporting and consider how these disclosures complement what firms already report in their financial statements (e.g. 10-Ks). After understanding how firms report on s

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