Friday, November 20, 2009

US - AICPA chairman discusses accounting for sustainability

In the United States, CPAs are taking a leading role in accounting for sustainability, the practice of considering the environmental and social aspects of doing business to inform a "triple bottom line." Robert R. Harris, Chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), recently discussed financial reporting in this new paradigm. (View the AICPA video The CPA and Sustainability online.)