Environmental Accounting and Reporting

Course Description:

ENVR 560: In this course, students will examine environmental accounting and reporting methods to improve business decisions and performance. The course provides learners with knowledge and skills in the following areas; identifying internal environmental costs (both direct and indirect), identifying external environmental costs (especially those costs which the firm may be accountable for in the future), applying activity based costing (total cost assessment, life cycle assessment, and full cost accounting to business operations), developing environmental performance measures and indicators, and reporting on environmental performance.  (3 credits)