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New BNA Accounting Portfolio Explains and Analyzes "Triple Bottom Line" Reporting

NEWS RELEASE

Contacts:
Mark Carrington
(202) 530-1728

Washington, DC (February 20, 2007) – BNA®, publisher of the authoritative and universally recognized Tax Management Portfolio series analyzing primarily tax issues, has released the latest addition to its Accounting Policy & Practice Series™.  Portfolio 5302, Corporate Accountability and Triple Bottom Line Reporting, explains and analyzes the "Triple Bottom Line" (TBL)—an increasingly popular methodology that enables companies to report not only their financial results but also their success in promoting social and environmental values.
 
Traditionally, companies have reported primarily on issues of economic impact.  However, stakeholders and the public increasingly expect corporations to show that they are not merely delivering economic value, but also following socially and environmentally responsible paths.  Corporate Accountability and Triple Bottom Line Reporting provides guidelines for implementing TBL/Sustainability reporting, including the development of the TBL concept and its emergence as a way of demonstrating Corporate Social Responsibility.

The Portfolio provides a straightforward introduction for corporations that wish to issue TBL or Sustainability reports.  It presents examples of company social and environmental reports, along with case histories illustrating the consequences of not adequately planning for environmental and social risks.  Other topics include the metrics used in TBL/Sustainability reporting, key organizations involved, and auditing and accountability considerations.

This Portfolio may be cited as BNA Tax and Accounting Portfolio 5302, Taylor, Corporate Accountability and Triple Bottom Line Reporting (Accounting Policy and Practice Series).

Martin E. Taylor, PhD, CPA, is a Professor of Accounting, Accounting PhD Coordinator, and past Department Chairman at The University of Texas at Arlington. He also has taught at the University of Maryland and the University of South Carolina. His research interests are in the areas of international accounting, internal auditing, and external auditing.

Dr. Taylor has been an educational accounting consultant to various businesses and educational institutions worldwide.  He has taught in China at the UTA Executive MBA program. As the world moves toward a more global approach to accounting, Dr. Taylor's research activity has focused on how multinational corporations report their social and environmental activities along with their economic results.

Dr. Taylor teaches financial and managerial accounting to MBA and Master of Science in Health Care students, as well as International Accounting to graduate students and business professionals.  His courses emphasize reporting practices of multinational companies.

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