Green accounting is a new system in accounting that records the costs and benefits provided by the ecosystem for a business concern. Green accounting or environmental accounting is a new challenge of accounting system. Environmental resources are invaluable natural resources of a county like India; there is an urgent need to maintain accounts of such resources. Economic development without environmental considerations brings about environmental crises and damages the quality of everyday life. Environmental issues have motivated the development of a distinctive branch of accounting called, “Green accounting’’. Implementing Green accounting is one of the key areas of corporate social responsibility today. In their business activities, companies incorporate the concept of the environmental element. This paper presents a simple framework regarding green accounting. The present paper aims to study the objectives, benefits as well as limitations of green accounting. The paper also provides insights regarding green accounting in India.
Green Accounting, Ecological Balance, Environmental Resources, Accounting principles
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