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Environment and sustainability

Corporate responsibility and environmental sustainability have become major issues for organisations big and small. On this page you can access a range of articles, books and online resources providing quick links to guidance, reports and useful organisations.

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Climate change
What does climate change mean for business? On this page you can access a range of articles, research and guidance on topics including reporting on climate, climate risk in financial services and incorporating climate change into corporate decision making.
Environmental, social and sustainability reporting
Information on social and sustainability reporting trends and developments.
Green business
Green and sustainable business practices and strategies have become important issues.
Natural capital
Natural capital is a way of thinking about the natural resources on which our economy depends. On this page you can find links to research, guidance and organisations supporting the effective management of natural capital.
Socially responsible investment
Access guidance, reports and links to useful organisations working in this area.
The Stern Review
Key resources on the 2006 Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change.
Sustainability organisations
Organisations, associations and professional bodies working with environmental and sustainability issues.

eBooks

The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers. eBooks are available to logged-in ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users. If you are unable to access an eBook, please see our Help and support advice or contact library@icaew.com.
Exclusive Achieving regulatory excellence
  • eBook
  • Dec 2016
  • Cary Coglianese, Jim Ellis
  • Brookings Institution Press
Whether striving to protect citizens from the ravages of financial fraud, climate change, inadequate health care, or the risks of the emerging sharing economy, regulators are often tasked with seemingly impossible missions and even competing mandates.
Exclusive Building a resilient organisation
  • eBook
  • Jan 2014
  • James Crask, Charley Newnham, Jack Armstrong, Paul Robertson
  • ICSA Publishing
How to build a prosperous and sustainable business.
Exclusive Checklists for due diligence
  • eBook
  • Jan 2016
  • Peter Howson
  • Routledge
Contains checklists covering the legal, financial and commercial aspects of due diligence, as well as other areas such as IT, intellectual property, and environmental risks. Each checklist includes a short introduction providing guidance on best use.
Exclusive Companies limited by guarantee
  • eBook
  • Jan 2013
  • Susan Wallace
  • ICSA Publishing
A guide to the incorporation and structure of a CLG and its managerial functions.
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Articles and books in the ICAEW Library collection

The collection of the ICAEW Library & Information Service includes an extensive range of articles, books and reports on environment and sustainability. You can search the catalogue to find publications on all related topics, from corporate social responsibility to socially responsible investment.
Advising social enterprise: is a community interest company the solution?
  • Library book
  • 2023
  • E.Day
  • LexisNexis
Contents: introduction; relevant legislation; what is a community interest company (CIC)?; key characteristics of a CIC: asset lock; key characteristics of a CIC: community interest test; community interest companies, charities and trading companies compared; forming a CIC; operating a CIC; and dissolving a CIC.
Tax and sustainability
  • Library book
  • 2022
  • Dan Dickinson [and others]
  • LexisNexis
A digest exploring tax's role in helping your organisation to meet its sustainability targets. Covers the plastic packaging tax, R&D and incentives, carbon taxes, green financing, and more.
Sustainability accounting and accountability, 3rd ed.
  • Library book
  • 2022
  • M. Laine, H. Tregidga, J. Unerman
  • Routledge
This book provides a comprehensive overview of sustainability accounting and accountability. Topics covered include management accounting and organisational decision-making, sustainability reporting frameworks and practices, as well as ESG-investments, financial markets and risk management.
Routledge handbook of environmental accounting
  • Library book
  • 2021
  • J.Bebbington (ed)
  • Routledge
This book showcases the broad spectrum of diverse approaches to environmental accounting which have developed globally during the last thirty years. It covers a range of physical issues such as water, carbon and biodiversity, as well as specific accounting matters such as management control, finance and audit. The volume is divided into five key parts: Framing the issues; Financial accounting and reporting; Management accounting; Global and local perspectives; Thematic topics in environmental accounting.
Agricultural budgeting and costing book, The
  • Library book
  • 2020
  • Agro Business Consultants
  • Agro Business Consultants
Includes information on gross margins, alternative enterprises, government schemes, farming sector taxation, legislation, market indices and trends, as well as sections on tourism and leisure income and on alternative enterprises, including alternative crops, vineyards, renewable energy and woodland. Known as "The Green Book".
Sustainability reporting
  • Library book
  • 2016
  • C.Wilson
  • LexisNexis
This book examines various topics around sustainability reporting including corporate trust and accountability, the changing role of the company secretary, the business case and challenges for the future.

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You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports through our document supply service.

Further resources

Sustainability and climate change An overview of sustainability and climate change, including corporate responsibility.
Climate hub
Climate change is a crucial issue for the accounting profession. Are you professionally ready to mitigate the risk and maximise the opportunity of climate change? Find inspiration, information and practical resources to support the goals set out in the Paris Agreement and in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Sustainability and Climate Change Community
ICAEW has now created the Sustainability and Climate Change Community. Its purpose is to provide inspiration, insights and collective ambition for professionals delivering on sustainability and acting on climate change. Free to join.
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