Use Of Environmental Management Accounting Research Articles

The Role of Environmental Management Accounting in Sustainability

This research explores the importance of environmental management accounting practices in businesses. It examines how market competition, environmental unpredictability, organizational size, and corporate governance influence the adoption of environmental management accounting tools and environmental performance. Data were collected from a survey of 397 individuals across various industries in Vietnam. The study found that greater environmental unpredictability, more intense market competition, larger organizational scale, and more effective corporate governance promote the use of environmental management accounting, leading to improved environmental performance. Additionally, environmental management accounting methods mediate the relationships among market competition, environmental uncertainty, organizational size, corporate governance, and environmental performance. This study contributes to the literature by highlighting the significance of environmental management accounting practices in Vietnam and offers practical insights for corporate leaders in developing countries. Overall, the findings suggest that businesses in competitive and unpredictable environments should prioritize the implementation of environmental management accounting practices to improve their environmental performance. This has practical implications for corporate leaders in developing countries like Vietnam, emphasizing the need for robust accounting practices to navigate environmental challenges.

Linking Advanced Technology Industry 4.0 to Environmental Management Accounting (Ema): Impact on Environmental Performance

Sustainability has become vital today as stakeholders demand more information related to the company's environmental and social performance. In order to gather eco-efficient data, companies need to have a good infrastructure or appropriate system for data gathering and sharing in the supply chain. Prior researchers have discussed the use of environmental management accounting (EMA) as one of the tools that can provide environmental information that helps in dealing with environmental issues. Nevertheless, environmental information may not be shared effectively due to poor communication links and the inconsistency of information systems. The motivation to conduct this study is to examine factors that can be solutions to several challenges discovered by prior studies to effectively implementing EMA. Besides that, there are mixed discussions on previous research suggested examining factors that influence the EMA adoption to enhance environmental performance. One of the recent issues is the rise of advanced technology from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), which was discussed briefly in recent prior studies. Prior research highlighted advanced technology under Industry Revolution (IR) 4.0 might enhance environmental information. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of advanced technology Industry 4.0 on the adoption of EMA leads to the improved environmental performance of the Malaysian electrical and electronic industry. Keywords: Environmental management accounting (EMA), advanced technology Industry 4.0, industrial revolution 4.0, environmental performance

Barriers of environmental management accounting practices in developing country

The use of environmental management accounting (EMA) benefits organisations by providing them with different information for decision-making (Burritt, Hahn, & Schaltegger, 2002; Adams & Zutshi, 2004; International Federation of Accountants IFAC, 2005). EMA has received increasing attention since 2000 and is now considered an effective tool for dealing with environmental issues and the economic performance of companies and countries (Elhossade, Abdo, & Mas’ud, 2021). This paper purposes to present an empirical case for research in EMA. The paper provides an analysis of the current status of EMA practices in manufacturing companies operating in Libya and identified the barriers preventing such practices. Data were collected from a sample of companies in Libyan manufacturing industry contexts utilizing a questionnaire survey. To analyse these data, two statistical techniques were employed: factor analysis and descriptive tools analysis. The current level of EMA adoption among manufacturing companies in Libya was found to be low. The findings of the study reveal that institutional barriers constituted the greatest obstacle to the adoption of EMA in manufacturing companies in Libya. This was followed by management barriers, informational barriers, financial barriers, and, lastly, attitudinal barriers. This paper concluded that Libyan universities should include EMA in the management accounting syllabus, provide books, and conduct research into practices related to EMA. Furthermore, the Libyan government and other stakeholders should play an active role in enacting and enforcing further strict environmental regulations and laws. This would be useful, as it would increase the concern of local communities about environmental issues; this would, in turn, make companies more concerned about improving their environmental performance.

Green intellectual capital and environmental management accounting: Natural resource orchestration in favor of environmental performance

AbstractTaking inspiration from the natural resource‐based view of the firm and resource orchestration theory, we propose a new approach, that is, natural resource orchestration, to investigate how green intellectual capital and environmental management accounting stimulate environmental performance. Using survey data collected from 106 chief financial officers (CFOs) of publicly listed companies in Iran, findings show that the elements of green intellectual capital (green human capital, green structural capital, and green relational capital) are positively associated with both environmental management accounting and environmental performance. In addition, findings support the hypothesis that the use of environmental management accounting mediates the relationship between green intellectual capital and environmental performance. This study provides fresh insights into how an organization deals with the effective alignment (i.e., orchestration) of various green resources, for example, green intellectual capital and environmental management accounting, to promote environmental performance. This is the first study ever to introduce the natural resource orchestration approach for examining how environmental management accounting appears to play a role in translating green intellectual capital into enhanced environmental performance.

Analisis Biaya Lingkungan PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang

Environmental costs incurred from the company's activities in order to maintain the environment is one form of information on environmental management accounting. With the use of environmental management accounting, companies can make efficiency and improve service quality in a sustainable manner. In addition, the environmental costs incurred on each product can be calculated accurately so that the calculation of the cost of the product can be more realistic and humane. However, in it’s implementation there are still many companies that have not been able to disclose it so that mostly of the cost was hidden in overhead costs which would then make it biased and unclear allocation. This research was conducted to determine the implementation of environmental costs from PT PUSRI Palembang as the object. PT PUSRI Palembang which has a close relationship with the community environment in its corporate activities is indeed an interesting object in this research. The results showed that PT PUSRI doesn’t have an external failure costs which presage that the company is good enough to prevent waste produced discharge to the environment. By comparing the environmental costs incurred from the years 2012-2014 showed percentage reduction of environmental costs toward operating costs, which is 0.01% annually. With the information provided in the environmental costs report it aimed to be able to help financial statements users (investors, management, creditors) in company’s decision making policies and programs related to environmental preservation in the future.Keywords: Enfironmental Cost, Waste, Company

Corporate cleaner production strategy development and environmental management accounting: A contingency theory perspective

Despite the popularity of environmental management accounting as an approach to support corporate cleaner production measures, so far, how the environmental management accounting implementation differs according to the stage of cleaner production strategy development is largely unknown. This study thus sought to identify how the uses of environmental management accounting and information characteristics vary among organizations at different stages of cleaner production strategy development. Drawing on the contingency theory view of environmental management accounting system sophistication, cleaner production strategy development stages, and environmental management accounting uses, it developed an analytical framework. Based on eighteen case studies of business in Sri Lanka, the study analyzed the different domain-based and functional uses of environmental management accounting and their characteristics according to their cleaner production strategy development (i.e., reactive, preventive and proactive stages). Overall, the study found that environmental management accounting uses to be limited and fragmented in organizations at the reactive and preventive stages except for using environmental management accounting for cost savings and efficiency improvements. However, the findings suggest that as and when organizations progress into higher levels of cleaner production strategy development, there is a relatively high level of use of environmental management accounting in terms of integrative tools, and for control and stewardship purposes.

ANALISIS PENERAPAN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING (EMA) DALAM MENINGKATKAN EKO-EFISIENSI USAHA (Studi Kasus Pada Rumah Sakit Ibnu Sina YW-UMI Kota Makassar)

Current issues related to the environment to be one of the issues that got the attention of the public. Awareness of the community to participate in protecting the environment is increasing from time to time. It encourages businesses as part of the community itself, to participate in maintaining the environment in ways that minimize the risk of environmental damage as a result of the operational company's. In this case, the needed cost of the so-called environmental costs. Environmental costs necessary to achieve eco-efficiency efforts, one of which is the use of Environmental Management Accounting (EMA), by identifying environmental costs by classifying into the category of environmental quality to evaluate their environmental performance.
 This study uses the Ibnu Sina Hospital YW-UMI Makassar City engaged in health services as research objects. In this study the author uses descriptive qualitative method. The results showed that the Ibnu Sina Hospital YW-UMI Makassar City yet to implement Environmental Management Accounting (EMA), manage environmental costs, but this hospital has managed the impact of the environment.

Environmental management accounting practices: major control issues

The use of environmental management accounting (EMA) remains debated in South Africa and the literature reveals that EMA is still at an infancy stage in the emerging economies, including South Africa. Currently, there is limited existing research on environmental management accounting practices available for use by the hotel sector in South Africa. The overall aim of this study was to investigate and describe the use of the environmental management accounting tools by the hotel sector in the 3-5 star categories in KwaZulu-Natal. The research was an exploratory study and qualitative in nature using a single case study with embedded units approach. It is envisaged that study will bridge the gap that exists in South Africa as far as environmental management accounting is concerned and it will also make the provision of meaningful results for policy decision making by the relevant stakeholders in the hotel industry. Moreover, it established factors that drive and/or hinder the implementation of EMA tools that would control and manage environmental costs and their root causes

Environmental Management Accounting, Environmental Innovation and Corporate Environmental Performance

This study was conducted to further investigate the relationship between the application of environmental management accounting of ISO 14001 certified companies and corporate environmental performance through, environmental innovations. This study uses the theoretical framework of RBV (Resource Based View) and NRBV (Natural Resource Based View), these two theories explain company's environmental strategy in affecting corporate environmental performance as based on company’s specific resource. The study was conducted using a quantitative approach where the unit of analysis is an ISO 14001 certified company located in Indonesia which holds the certification up to 2013. Primary data were used in this study; primary data was generated from the survey through questionnaires distributed to the entire ISO 14001 certified companies. ISO 14001 certified companies list were obtained from KLH RI, Environmental Management System Certification Institute which is accredited by the National Accreditation Committee (KAN), various newspapers and company websites with the aim to find information from companies that have implemented environmental management system. Empirical evidence suggests that there is a positive and significant influence between environmental strategy and the use of environmental management accounting, the use of environmental management accounting to environmental innovation, and as well as the use of environmental management accounting towards corporate environmental performance. There is a positive and significant influence between environmental innovation to corporate environmental performance. There is no significant influence between environmental strategy and environmental innovation. However, the results of this study suggest a solid foundation that intangible assets such as corporate environmental strategy (by using accounting practices particularly on environmental management accounting) improve corporate’s environmental performance though environmental innovation.

Demonstrating value through the use of environmental management accounting

Environmental Quality ManagementVolume 13, Issue 3 p. 45-52 Feature Demonstrating value through the use of environmental management accounting Kathleen C. Gibson, Kathleen C. Gibson Environmental Strategies Consulting LLC, Somerset, New JerseySearch for more papers by this authorBruce A. Martin, Bruce A. Martin Environmental Strategies Consulting LLC, Reston, VirginiaSearch for more papers by this author Kathleen C. Gibson, Kathleen C. Gibson Environmental Strategies Consulting LLC, Somerset, New JerseySearch for more papers by this authorBruce A. Martin, Bruce A. Martin Environmental Strategies Consulting LLC, Reston, VirginiaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 12 March 2004 https://doi.org/10.1002/tqem.20003Citations: 18AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume13, Issue3Spring 2004Pages 45-52 RelatedInformation

The use of Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) for identifying environmental costs

The Expert Working Group on “Improving the Role of Government in the Promotion of Environmental Management Accounting (EMA)” was set up by the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development (UN DSD) in cooperation with a number of government agencies and non-governmental experts to promote Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) through publications, pilot projects and by establishing an international forum for discussion on the role of governments in the promotion of EMA. EMA, Environmental management accounting represents a combined approach that provides for the transition of data from financial accounting, cost accounting and mass balances to increase material efficiency, reduce environmental impacts and risks and reduce costs of environmental protection. EMA is performed by private or public corporations, but not by nations and has a financial as well as a physical component. The core focus of environmental management accounting and of the EMA UN DSD methodology is assessment of total annual environmental expenditure on emission treatment, disposal, environmental protection and management. In addition, and that is new and challenging for most companies, the material purchase value of all non-product output and its production costs are added. This total sum often provides a frightening picture of total annual costs of inefficiency and gets companies to improve their information systems and material efficiency options, which is the goal in the light of cleaner production. The first book published by the Expert Working Group, Environmental Management Accounting—Procedures and Principles (Jasch, C., United Nations, New York, 2001), defines principles and procedures for EMA, with a focus on techniques for quantifying environmental expenditures or costs, as a basis for better controlling and benchmarking purposes. The methodology excludes costs external to the company (so-called externalities, e.g. environmental and social effects that occur to the general public), but focuses on comprehensive assessment of direct annual expenditure on emission treatment, environmental protection and management as well as wasted material and energy input (efficiency losses in production). Firstly, total annual expenditure is assessed, then improvement options, savings and investment projects as well as product prices can be (re-)calculated. The method is currently applied in several case studies. The following summary provides some of the core definitions and generic assessment tables.