ENVRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING OFFERS OPPORTUNTIES TO ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS
July 1st, 2006
BY DEIRDRE MASON
ACCOUNTANTS who feared that a change in UK rules would curb the growing trend in environmental accounting need not worry. Although the Business Review, which replaced the Operating and Finance Review (OFR) earlier this year, only requires quoted and large private companies to report significant environmental issues, the business case for companies and organisations to keep track of their environmental footprint continues to grow.
Removing the OFR has cut down costs for business, but UK government is keen to stress that companies should actively ...
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