Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Environmental Management Accounting

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Interests in and understanding of supply chain management are growing, along with a number of catalysts which include: reduction in trade barriers; development of logistics structures as a counterforce to globalisation; and reduced geographical spread in business. This raises a set of challenges for sustainable supply chain information management which is explored here, including: confidentiality and business records; cost-management and eco-efficiency; socio-cultural distance; complexity; and the need for rapid responses to the situation when a crisis occurs. These challenges lead to a critique of conventional cost management and the need to make sure credible information is provided in the supply chain relationship. A comprehensive Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) framework reveals that the links between sustainability management accounting and different decision settings are not clear in the supply chain relationship. The papers presented in this book provide a guide towards improved knowledge of EMA and supply chain accounting interrelationships, challenges and potential successes.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnvironmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management
EditorsR. Burritt, S. Schaltegger, M. Bennett, T. Pohjola, M. Csutora
Number of pages18
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2011
Pages3-20
ISBN (Print)978-94-007-1389-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-94-007-1390-1
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Publication statusPublished - 2011