Sustainability Reporting by U.S. Cities: A Review of Practice and Theory

Author(s)

Walter Moore, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Cherie Baker
Peter John Poznanski

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy

Publication Date

2016

Abstract/Excerpt

This paper examines the state of sustainability reporting by local U. S. governments within the context of three frequently cited voluntary disclosure theories. Referencing the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reporting guidelines, 69 graduate accounting students evaluated 60 U.S. local governments’ sustainability reports. The results provide evidence that local U. S. governments do not meet the minimum GRI reporting guidelines or provide for transparency in reporting.

Volume

17

Issue

4

NSUWorks Citation

Moore, Walter; Baker, Cherie; and Poznanski, Peter John, "Sustainability Reporting by U.S. Cities: A Review of Practice and Theory" (2016). HCBE Faculty Articles. 781.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/781