Innovations in Decision-Making and Accounting for Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 4012
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sustainable accounting; environmental and social policy; climate change; SDGs; sustainable transformation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The unsustainability of our socio-economic-ecological systems bears testament to the inadequacy of institutional decision-making and accountability. Whether intentional or unintentional, the consequences of these practices are catastrophic. Although consensus is broad that change is needed, what these changes are remains underdeveloped.
This Special Issue seeks innovative contributions from any discipline with the potential to transform decision-making and accountability in sustainability arenas and institutions. Given the challenges associated with sustainable transformation, there is no preconceived notion of what constitutes a relevant institution or arena for inclusion in this Special Issue.
The challenges these contributions could address include: restorative interventions, complex dynamic relationships, appropriate time scales, appropriate entities, sustainable governance and regulations, planetary boundaries, inter-connectivity, integrating data from different sources, power and conflicts, values and valuation, critical threshold management, multi-dimensionality, inclusivity, eco-justice, and social inequalities.
Contributions are encouraged that push or blur disciplinary boundaries, integrate different forms of knowledge, demonstrate innovative use and representation of evidence, explore the potential of technical innovations, or challenge the problematic status quo. However, authors are expected to explore the impacts of their submissions on contemporary sustainability governance policy and practice, including but not restricted to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Prof. Ian Thomson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- decision-making
- accounting and accountability
- SDGs
- governance
- innovation
- sustainable transformation
- resilience
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