Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research

Location | St Andrews, Scotland
Host | University of St Andrews School of Management
Field of Research | Social and Environmental Accounting
Website | CSEAR Webpage

The Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) is a research and networking institution in the field of social accounting.[1] It combines more than 600 active members, fellows and associates in over 30 countries.

## Contents

* 1 Purpose
* 2 Activities
* 3 Journal
* 4 History
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Purpose

Based at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, CSEAR's primary objective is to gather and make available information about the practice and theory of social and environmental accounting and reporting. In doing so, CSEAR's international network supports students, practitioners, scholars and educationalists in all aspects of the education, research and practice of social, environmental and sustainability accounting, reporting, auditing, finance and taxation.

## Activities

As a network institution, CSEAR provides a database of academics and practitioners around the world who share an interest in social and environmental accounting.

For more than ten years, CSEAR has been holding the annual International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting (also known as CSEAR Summer School). CSEAR also regularly organises research schools and conferences in Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal. The first North American Congress was held from 7–9 July 2008 at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. A South America Congress was scheduled to be held in Brazil in 2009.

CSEAR also maintains a specialist library within the University of St Andrews Business School.

## Journal

The Centre publishes a biannual journal, the Social and Environmental Accounting Journal (SEAJ), which is distributed free to its members. SEAJ is a 'predominantly refereed journal committed to the creation of a new academic literature in the broad field of social, environmental and sustainable development accounting, accountability, reporting and auditing'. Next to keeping its readers informed about developments in CSEAR and relevant developments in the field and in practice, SEAJ includes extensive reviews of recent books and journal articles of relevance to researchers, practitioners and students in the field.

SEAJ is managed by an Executive Editorial Board which provides support to the editors and is underpinned by an International Editorial Advisory Board.

## History

Established in 1991, CSEAR has previously been hosted by the University of Dundee (1991 - 1999) and the University of Glasgow (1999 - 2004). Since 2004 CSEAR is located in, and sponsored by, the University of St Andrews' School of Management, now part of the University of St Andrews Business School. CSEAR was established by the late Professor Robert Hugh Gray and is directed by Professor John Ferguson and Dr Shona Russell.

## See also

* Sustainability
* Corporate Social Responsibility

## References

1. ↑ "Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)". Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. 2024. https://uia.org/s/or/en/1122285008

## External links

* Official Webpage
* Hospitality Accountant
* University of St Andrews Business School

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Social and environmental accountability

Ethics and
principles|

* Aarhus Convention
* Corporate accountability / behaviour / social responsibility
* Ethical banking
* Ethical code
* Extended producer responsibility
* Organizational ethics
* Organizational justice
* Principles for Responsible Investment
* Social responsibility
* Stakeholder theory
* Sullivan principles
* Transparency (behavioral
* social)
* UN Global Compact

Social
accounting|

* Double bottom line
* Ethical positioning index
* Higg Index
* Impact assessment (environmental
* equality
* social)
* ISO 26000
* ISO 45001
* Genuine progress indicator
* Performance indicator
* SA8000
* Social return on investment
* Whole-life cost

Environmental
accounting|

* Carbon accounting
* Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
* Emission inventory
* Environmental full-cost accounting / impact assessment / management system / profit-and-loss account
* ISO 14000
* ISO 14031
* Life-cycle assessment
* Pollutant release and transfer register
* Sustainability accounting / measurement / metrics and indices / standards and certification / supply chain
* Toxics Release Inventory
* Triple bottom line

Reporting|

* Global Reporting Initiative
* GxP guidelines
* Sustainability reporting

Auditing|

* Community-based monitoring
* Environmental (certification)
* Fair trade (certification)
* ISO 19011

Related|

* Bangladesh Accord
* Benefit corporation
* Child labour
* Community interest company
* Conflict of interest
* Disasters
* Disinvestment
* Eco-labeling
* Environmental pricing reform
* Environmental, social and corporate governance
* Ethical consumerism
* Euthenics
* Health impact assessment
* Market governance mechanism
* Product certification
* Public participation
* Social enterprise
* Socially responsible investing
* Stakeholder (engagement)
* Supply chain management

* Environment portal
* Category
* Commons
* Organizations

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Sustainable development in Scotland

Issues|

* Climate change
* Land reform
* Renewable energy
* Wind power

Projects & technologies|

* Avondale Landfill
* missing name
* Islay LIMPET
* Oyster wave energy converter
* Pelamis Wave Energy Converter
* Scotland–Norway interconnector

Private sector|

* Aquamarine Power
* Celtic Renewables
* North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board
* Pelamis Wave Power
* Wavegen

Communities & individuals|

* David Reay
* Findhorn Ecovillage
* Isle of Gigha
* Kingdom Housing Association
* Scoraig

Intermediaries, partnerships & politics|

* Community Energy Scotland
* Energy Saving Trust
* FREDS
* Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
* Scottish Greens
* Scottish Renewables
* Transition Towns

Legislation|

* Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
* Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
* Marine (Scotland) Act 2010
* Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

Public Sector|

* Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research
* Energy policy of Scotland
* Enterprise, Environment and Digital Directorates
* European Marine Energy Centre
* Saltire Prize
* SEPA
* Scottish Land Commission
* Scottish Natural Heritage

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