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Questions

Questions

1.

LO 13.1What is sustainability and how might corporations incorporate sustainability practices into their business?

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LO 13.1What is the value of triple bottom line reporting to users? What is the cost to the company to provide this extra information?

3.

LO 13.1What type of information do you think an oil company should include in their sustainability report? What about a car manufacturer? A large retailer?

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LO 13.2Identify four different stakeholders in need of sustainability information and show how their actions might affect a business.

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LO 13.2How might a business interact with each of the four different stakeholders you identified in the previous exercise?

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LO 13.2Contrast the investment risk potentials of an electric vehicle manufacturer whose shares have a PE ratio of 10:1 and a coal company whose stock has a PE ratio of 2.5 to 1.

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LO 13.2There are currently no formal mandatory environmental accounting standards firms must adhere to. Given the lack of regulation, should accountants even bother with preparing sustainability reports? Why or why not?

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LO 13.3Explain the role and purpose of the Global Reporting Initiative.

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LO 13.3Explain the role and purpose of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board.

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LO 13.3Explain the role and purpose of the Integrated Reporting Framework.