Accounting for Social Value / / Laurie Mook.

• VerfasserIn: Mook, Laurie,
• MitwirkendeR: Bebbington, Jan,; Brown, Leslie,; Cherkil, Manjula,; Contrafatto, Massimo,; Hicks, Elizabeth,; Jackson, Edward T.,; Johnston, Robert J.,; Mcmurtry, J.J.,; Medalye, Jacqueline,; Mook, Laurie,; Mukherjee, Ananya,; Pstross, Mikulas,; Reed, Darryl,; Ruff, Katherine,; Sadownik, Bryn,; Tarsilla, Michele,; Tyrrell, Timothy J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 5 figures

When organizations use social accounting practices, they are able to measure their performance in terms of benefits accrued to key stakeholders such as their communities, human resources, and those investing in the organization. This innovative change in accounting can lead to a fundamentally different perspective on the value of an organization. Through case studies of organizations that have implemented social accounting in the United States, Canada, India, and Scotland, Accounting for Social Value provides a unique perspective for understanding key issues in this growing field.Building on two related titles, Researching the Social Economy (2010) and Businesses with a Difference (2012), Accounting for Social Value offers academics, accountants, policy-developers, and members of non-profit, co-operative, and for-profit organizations tools and insights to explore the connections between economic, social, and environmental dimensions. The lessons learned are valuable not only for other social economy organizations, but also for organizations in the public and for-profit sectors.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Social Accounting for the Social Economy -- Part II. Developing Social Accounting Frameworks -- 2. Developing Techniques for Stewardship: A Scottish Study -- 3. Fair Trade Intermediaries and Social Accounting: The Case of Assisi Organics -- 4. Stakeholder Engagement in the Design of Social Accounting and Reporting Tools -- 5. Mixed Methods in Social Accounting: Evaluating the Micro-Loan Program of Alterna Savings Credit Union -- 6. The Demonstrating Value Initiative: Social Accounting for Social Enterprises -- 7. Measuring the Performance of Convention and Visitors Bureaus -- Part III. Moving Forward -- 8. Environmental, Ethical Trade, and Fair Trade Purchasing Policies: Some Challenges of Promoting Sustainability in Canadian Universities -- 9. The Role of Intermediaries in Social Accounting: Insights from Effective Transparency Systems -- 10. Social Accounting: Lessons Learned for the Road Ahead