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Introducing The Concepts Of Sustainability And Corporate Social Responsibility To Accounting Students

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Business majors are future business leaders. As faculty, we have a responsibility to educate these students on important topics such as accounting, marketing, finance, shareholder value, corporate governance, etc. However, I also believe that we have a responsibility to educate our students in areas such as ethics, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability. Many top business programs around the country are making these topics part of the curriculum. Sustainability is an issue that is relevant to every person and is vital to the continued existence of the planet. This paper documents the effects of an in-class presentation and exercise designed to introduce accounting students to the concepts of sustainability and corporate social responsibility

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  • Maria H. Sanchez, 2015. "Introducing The Concepts Of Sustainability And Corporate Social Responsibility To Accounting Students," Business Education and Accreditation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 7(2), pages 69-73.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:beaccr:v:7:y:2015:i:2:p:69-73
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    • M40 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - General
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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