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Archive | 2017

The Low Carbon Economy

Polina Baranova; Elaine Conway; Nicola Lynch; Fred Paterson

We explore the low carbon economy, now a growing,


Archive | 2017

Measuring carbon: An organisational management perspective.

Elaine Conway

600 bn+ pa revenue opportunity. Between 2015 and 2020, solar PV and onshore wind will add more to global energy supply than US shale oil production did between 2010 and 2015. By 2020, six in ten lightbulbs will be LEDs; and our analysts expect carmakers to sell 25 million hybrid & electric vehicles by 2025, 10x more than today. We estimate that these technologies will save >5 Gt of CO2 emissions per annum by 2025 and could help global emissions to peak earlier than expected around 2020, with ripple effects felt across our global coverage.


Archive | 2019

Should We Expect Exemplary Integrated Reporting to Increase Organisational ESG Ratings

Elaine Conway

Companies implement carbon management systems for a plethora of reasons: to reduce costs, to respond to regulation or supply chain pressure, to manage risk or for altruistic purposes. Equally, there is a myriad of carbon management systems available, such as life-cycle analysis (LCA), economic input–output analysis (EIOA), hybrid models and footprint measures. This chapter provides an outline of some of the most popular methodologies in current use to highlight alternative approaches to managing carbon within individual firms and the wider supply chain. It suggests approaches for both first-time adopters of carbon management systems and for those who have already started on the path to measuring their carbon impacts.


The Journal of Education for Business | 2018

Mental health of UK university business students: Relationship with shame, motivation and self-compassion

Yasuhiro Kotera; Elaine Conway; William Van Gordon

The aim of this chapter is to assess whether firms which have been recognised for exemplary integrated reporting ( ) should see an increase in their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings, or indeed, whether firms that rate highly for their ESG performance manage to produce exemplary integrated reports. Studying 111 firms worldwide recognised for their excellent , the number of accolades awarded was estimated against their ESG ratings over six years from 2012–2017. The reverse relationship was also explored, together with regressions using the determinants of the CSR score; environmental, social and governance. Finally a necessary condition analysis (NCA) was carried out to ascertain whether having a good ESG score is a prerequisite for producing an exemplary integrated report (and vice versa). There appears to be no correlation between companies producing exemplary and their ESG ratings; nor indeed the reverse. However, there was some evidence that firms producing exemplary have higher governance scores and in turn, higher governance scores appear linked to more exemplary . There were no findings for the other two determinants of ESG (environmental and social). There was also no indication that having a good ESG score is a prerequiste for producing an exemplary integrated report based on the NCA. This chapter is of interest to practitioners and academics since it is the first study to consider whether there is a link between exemplary and highly rated ESG scores. It is also the first study to use the novel methodology of NCA in this arena to determine whether one ( or high ESG scores) is a prerequisite for the other. Given the relative low numbers of firms using the results may lack generalisability, however the results are positive in that firms are not constrained by having to produce an exemplary integrated report in order to increase ESG ratings, should this be a corporate objective.


Archive | 2018

Sustainability, the triple bottom line and corporate social responsibility.

Elaine Conway

Abstract There is growing awareness of mental health problems among UK business students, which appears to be exacerbated by students’ attitudes of shame toward mental health. This study recruited 138 UK business students and examined the relationship between mental health and shame, and mental health and potential protective factors such as self-compassion and motivation. A significant correlation between each of the constructs was observed and self-compassion was identified as an explanatory variable for mental health. Shame moderated the relationship between self-compassion and mental health. Integrating self-compassion training into business study programs may help to improve the mental health of this student group.


Archive | 2018

The Future of Accountancy—Beyond the Numbers

Elaine Conway

The traditional economic business model is focussed on generating profits for shareholders, and as such, it is quite short-term in focus. It takes resources (whether natural, human or financial) and uses them to make products or deliver services with the aim of making profit which is then returned to shareholders. Traditionally, there has been little regard for the sustainability of this model. This is now changing as the world recognises the finite nature of many resources and the social issues which unchecked growth bring. This chapter discusses what is meant by sustainability, and discusses some approaches used at both policy-level and corporate level to address these challenges.


Archive | 2018

Technology Challenges in Accounting and Finance

Liz Crookes; Elaine Conway

The pace of change continues to increase through rapid developments in technology which are likely to transform ways of working in the accounting profession. Whilst some of this change is likely to be evolutionary rather than revolutionary, much of the mundane ‘number-crunching’ and data processing currently undertaken by accountants will be automated over the next few years. This should not be regarded as a threat, but more of an opportunity to embrace the softer skills and more value-added work such as consultancy; advising clients and businesses on how to derive more value from their business models. This will require a change of skill set and an appreciation of the wider issues impacting business ‘beyond the numbers’.


Archive | 2017

The transition to a low carbon economy: a call for collaborative action towards the ‘new normal’.

Elaine Conway; Fred Paterson; Polina Baranova

Since human history began, new ways of working or inventions have emerged which have fundamentally changed the accepted methods of living and/or doing business. Whether this was the wheel or the printing press, the ‘technology of the day’ has disrupted accepted practice, and usually required learning new skills or approaches. In the modern era, much of this disruption has occurred through information technology, such as the internet. This chapter presents four technologies of varying degrees of maturity which are likely to change the accounting profession: Big Data, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain. We explain what each technology is and how it might impact the business world and how accountants need to potentially change their skillsets to address the challenges these disruptive technologies bring.


Archive | 2017

Transition to a low carbon economy: an SME perspective.

Polina Baranova; Elaine Conway

This concluding chapter brings together a number of key themes discussed throughout the eight preceding chapters of the book. It outlines the need to understand the sustainability transitions and associated changes at various levels and in diverse contexts to a greater depth. It calls for greater attention to the ‘green’ skills development agenda in supporting transition to a low-carbon economy in which universities occupy a prominent position. The growth-enabling approach to low-carbon and ‘green’ organisational strategies is outlined as a ‘balanced’ answer to a traditional focus on cost-cutting initiatives often associated with a low-carbon orientation. The authors argue that collaborative action and leadership for sustainability are enabling and essential ingredients of successful sustainability transitions, including the transition to a low-carbon economy.


International journal of performability engineering | 2014

Assessing sustainability support to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

Elaine Conway

This chapter provides in-depth insights into small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) organisational practices and strategies in the context of the transition to a low-carbon economy. The focus is drawn towards the importance of SMEs’ role in the development of markets for low-carbon products and services as well as their contributions towards a decarbonised economy (DECC 2008, 2011, 2013). A range of case studies presented in the chapter illustrates strategies adopted by SMEs towards achieving advantage in their respective industries through green and/or low-carbon innovation and organisational practices towards sustainability. The chapter explores the complexity of the challenges and opportunities presented by the transition to a low-carbon economy in the UK and internationally. The chapter concludes by developing a range of recommendations towards strengthening SMEs’ potential to ensure their competitiveness and their continuous pivotal role as an economical and social force in transition towards a low-carbon economy.

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