Articles & Resources

Resource Categories

 

Links of Interest   Government and Regulatory 
Public Accounting      Education and Training  
     Accounting and Reporting    Innovation/Design
    Other News from the Profession   Sustainable Investing
Business and Industry      Other Resources

 

Sustainability-Related Links of Interest_

More CFOs Are Being Thrust into the Role of a ‘Chief Sustainability Officer’ 11/16/11
Accountants See Sustainabilty Practices Growing 11/14/11 
CFO Magazine: Going for the Other Green 9/27/2011 
Harvard Business Review: The Sustainable Economy 7/27/2011 
5 easy ways to green your business (4.12.2011) 
Sustainability Benefits Exceed Expectations for a Majority of Businesses, Accenture Survey Finds (5.25.2011) 
Alliance Cost Containment Blog (7.13.2011) 
What is "Zero-Waste" - And Why Should You Care? 2.28.2011 
Green Corporate Climate 1.31.11
Top Five Sustainability Trends of 2010 1.31.11
Furman named sustainability leader
Lexington County Green Business Program
CEO Perspective
Small Firm Perspective 
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com 
http://www.dsireusa.org 
http:///www.environmentalleader.com 
Green calculator 
http://www.greenbiz.com 
http://www.bsr.org 
http://www.sustainableorganizations.org 


Public Accounting_

Accounting & Reporting_

Sustainability Reports Become a Global Phenomenon 11/14/2011
Investor led coalition calls for UN declaration requiring companies to integrate material sustainability issues into reporting 7/27/2011 
Integrated Reporting  Communicating Value in the 21st Century 9/27/2011
The Global Reporting Initiative Year in Review 2010 8.9.2011 
Indicators that count social and environmental indicators - a model for reporting impact (7.13.2011) 
Integrated reporting: if not now, when? (7.13.2011) 
International Integrated Reporting Committee Roundtable to Discuss Investor, Business Perspectives on Integrated Reporting  (7.7.2011) 
Seven questions CEOs and boards should ask about 'triple bottom line' reporting 5.25.2011
The Greening of GAAP (cfo.com)
The Future of Corporate Sustainability Reporting 
How Green is my Company? Sustainability reporting tracks a triple bottom line (cfo.com)
http://www.globalreporting.org/Home 

Other news from the profession_

International Federation of Accountants: Sustainability Framework 
A video presentation on sustainability from the AICPA's Fall Council Meeting, October 2009 
Sustainability: A better brand of business? (Maryland Association of CPAs) 
Accountants Find Their Role in Creating a Sustainable World (Rhode Island Society of CPAs) 
It's easy being green. Sustainability is the hard part. (CPA Success - A Maryland Association of CPAs E-Communication)


Business and Industry_

How to Go Green: An OPEN Forum Guide 11/14/11 
The business case for being a responsible business (7.13.2011) 
IBM Institute for Business Value Green and beyond (7.13.2011)
Puma world's first major company to put a value on its environmental impact (5.16.2011) 
Pragmatic Sustainability: How Harmonizing Sustainability and Traditional Business Practices Can Improve Company Performance 2.28.2011 
Top Execs Feel 'Moral Duty' to Sustainbility, ROI Still Main Driver 2.28.2011 
5 iPad Apps for Leaner, Greener Small Businesses (openforum.com) 
Technologies That Save You Some "Green" (cfo.com) 
Greener Buildings, 'Greener' Bottom Line (cfo.com) 
Turning Point for Pollution Insurance (cfo.com) 
Sustainability Communications: Four Tips for Bringing Your Written Materials to Life 
WalMart is in many ways leading the business sustainability effort 
Deloitte: Best Practices for Going Green
Deloitte: Creating the "Wholly Sustainable Enterprise" 
http://news.discovery.com/earth/rare-earth-metals-trade-wars.html 
http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/100-ways-to-conserve/business-tips/ 


Government and Regulatory_

http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm  
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2262246/regulation-eclipses-innovation 
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/besd/cbes/forums/Slides_Oct10.pdf
http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=2&tax_level=2&tax_subject=292&topic_id=1397 


Education & Training_

 

http://www.fusbp.com 
http://www.greensupplychain.org/ 
http://saeu.sc.edu/conted/catalog/courses.php?subarea=4 

Innovation/Design_
http://www.brainz.org/15-coolest-cases-biomimicry/ 
http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/ 
http://www.wbcsd.org/DocRoot/te6O7VkfTNsDPbNhcQoo/20020819_itss.pdf 

Sustainable Investing_

 

http://www.sustainableinvesting.net/Sustainable_Investing.php 
http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/10/15/rise-sustainable-investing-institutions/ 
http://www.sustainability-index.com/ 
Other Resources_

 

World Congress of Accountants: Accountants in the Next Decade 1.31.11 
http://www.sustainabilityinstitutesc.org/ 
http://www.energy.sc.gov/ 
http://www.scmep.org/ 
http://www.usgbsc.org/ 
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_14000_essentials 

This Web site may contain hyperlinks to Web sites offered by parties other than the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (SCACPA). Such hyperlinks are provided for a purpose of information and convenience only. SCACPA does not control such other Web sites and is not responsible for their content; nor does inclusion of hyperlinks to such Web sites imply any endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their operators. Unless otherwise specifically stated on this Web site, SCACPA does not endorse any product or service or make any representation regarding the reliability, quality or accuracy of any products or services featured in, or linked to, any material appearing on this Web site.