2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2018.08.001
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Financial reporting for sustainable development: Critical insights into IFRS implementation in the European Union

Abstract: By adopting a political economy perspective to accounting (Cooper & Sherer, 1984), this paper provides an overall post-implementation assessment of IFRS adoption relative to the European Union's (EU) fundamental goal of sustainable development. Taken as a whole, the paper questions the consistency of the IASB's business view with the EU's and provides some critical insights into the potential long-run effects of IFRS on the European economy and society. It therefore raises several doubts about unquestioned acc… Show more

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“…Several studies have analyzed the pros and cons associated with this accounting model (Kothari & Barone, 2011;Tsunogaya, 2016;Aldredge, Cooley & DuBois, 2018;Kumar, 2015;Palea, 2018). Rules-based accounting is that which prescribes, as well as suggests the name, rules or procedures to be adopted and dictates the manner in which the elements should be measured.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Several studies have analyzed the pros and cons associated with this accounting model (Kothari & Barone, 2011;Tsunogaya, 2016;Aldredge, Cooley & DuBois, 2018;Kumar, 2015;Palea, 2018). Rules-based accounting is that which prescribes, as well as suggests the name, rules or procedures to be adopted and dictates the manner in which the elements should be measured.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Principle-based accounting is that which expresses itself through principles that must be interpreted and judged, especially in light of the aspects of the transaction and the characteristics of the business, in order to find the best way to measure the elements of financial statements. Regardless of the system adopted, the data and accounting information are essential in the decision making of administrators, investors and others involved with the organization, because their main objective is to report the results obtained by companies through the development of their activities (Tsunogaya, 2016;Aldredge, Cooley & DuBois, 2018;Kumar, 2015;Palea, 2018). In this context, the IFRS concepts are a way to bring improvements in the quality of accounting information, according to resolutions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board -FASB (2010) and the International Accounting Standards Board -IASB (2018), as well as the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting (Brazilian Accounting Standards -NBC).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A common EU aim is to recycle 65% of municipal waste and 75% of packaging waste by 2030 [15]. The document of "General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020; Living well, within the limits of our planet" described a waste management hierarchy according to environmental aspects [16]: The European Union repeatedly formulated aims, plans and recommendations concerning waste management [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. A common EU aim is to recycle 65% of municipal waste and 75% of packaging waste by 2030 [15].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It should be stressed that the concept is multidimensional and at the same time dynamic, which brings specific consequences in its implementation, including the problems and dilemmas occurring and concerning measures as well as defining the value of such measurements itself (Palea, 2018;Hak, Janoušková, & Moldan, 2016).…”
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