Mandatory Disclosures as Calculative Spaces: Public Sector Accountability on Restoring Species at Risk*

IF 1.6 Q3 BUSINESS, FINANCE
Dasha Smirnow, Claire Deng
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Abstract

While sustainability has been a subject of growing inquiry in the accounting literature, biodiversity loss, an issue of critical societal importance, has not received the same attention. Furthermore, despite corporations, nongovernmental organizations, and the public sector all having distinct influences on biodiversity loss, the role of the public sector remains largely unexamined. Mobilizing Cuckston's (2022) framework for analyzing disclosures as calculative spaces, our study examines the framing of public sector reporting on biodiversity conservation. Specifically, through discourse analysis, we scrutinize the mandatory annual reports prepared by the Canadian federal government under the 2002 Species at Risk Act (SARA), which is aimed at preventing species extinction. The disclosures within these reports present discussions on the government's administration of SARA, thereby offering insights into the government's efforts to discharge accountability over the protection of species at risk. Our findings examine the significance of public sector reporting in enabling accountability for species conservation and discuss the ways in which mandatory disclosures contribute to this process.

作为计算空间的强制性披露:公共部门在恢复濒危物种方面的问责制*
虽然可持续发展一直是会计文献中一个日益重要的研究课题,但生物多样性丧失这一对社会至关重要的问题却没有得到同样的关注。此外,尽管企业、非政府组织和公共部门都对生物多样性丧失有着不同的影响,但公共部门的作用在很大程度上仍未得到研究。我们的研究利用 Cuckston(2022 年)将披露作为计算空间进行分析的框架,对公共部门在生物多样性保护方面的报告框架进行了研究。具体而言,通过话语分析,我们仔细研究了加拿大联邦政府根据 2002 年《濒危物种法案》(SARA)编写的强制性年度报告,该法案旨在防止物种灭绝。这些报告中的披露内容介绍了政府对《濒危物种法》的管理情况,从而让人们深入了解政府在履行保护濒危物种的责任方面所做的努力。我们的研究结果探讨了公共部门报告在促进物种保护问责制方面的重要意义,并讨论了强制性披露如何促进这一进程。
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Accounting Perspectives
Accounting Perspectives BUSINESS, FINANCE-
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期刊介绍: Accounting Perspectives provides a forum for peer-reviewed applied research, analysis, synthesis and commentary on issues of interest to academics, practitioners, financial analysts, financial executives, regulators, accounting policy makers and accounting students. Articles are sought from academics and practitioners that address relevant issues in any and all areas of accounting and related fields, including financial accounting and reporting, auditing and other assurance services, management accounting and performance measurement, information systems and related technologies, tax policy and practice, professional ethics, accounting education, and related topics. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing.
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