{"product_id":"9783032312549","title":"Sustainability in Accounting, Management, Finance and Taxation Programmes in Higher Education","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWorld Sustainability Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSustainability in Accounting, Management, Finance and Taxation Programmes in Higher Education\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWalter Leal Filho | Laís Viera Trevisan | Patrícia Gomes | Sónia Monteiro | Verónica Ribeiro\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Environmental Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe global business landscape is undergoing signigicant changes. Stakeholders and Clients now demand that organisations create value not just financially, but also environmentally and socially. This evolution renders traditional curricula in accounting, management, finance, and taxation incomplete. To remain relevant, higher education needs to urgently equip future professionals with the competence to navigate this new paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe book \"Sustainability in Accounting, Management, Finance and Taxation Programmes in Higher Education\" provides an importan contribution to guide for this transformation. The various chapters advance the discourse by arguing that sustainability cannot remain a peripheral, siloed concern, but must become the central lens through which core professional principles are taught and understood. They collectively contend that this integration is a matter of pedagogical necessity, not elective idealism. Each chapter builds a case for reconceptualising traditional frameworks: that a balance sheet needs to account for environmental liabilities, a corporate strategy also has to be evaluated for social impact, an investment needs to be assessed for climate risk, and a tax system must be analysed for its role in a just transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe book chapters move beyond abstract argument to provide a practical roadmap for educators. The book chapters demonstrate examples of curriculum innovation, study programmes and practical activities which Show how to seamlessly integrate core sustainability principles—from natural capital accounting and impact investing to ESG governance and sustainable tax policy—directly into existing courses and degree programmes. It addresses the pressing \"how,\" offering actionable frameworks and pedagogical strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor universities committed to producing graduates who are not just employable, but indispensable in building a resilient and equitable economy, this book is an indispensable catalyst. It is a call to action and a toolkit for ensuring our disciplines lead progress, rather than merely record it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalter Leal Filho is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre \"Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management” at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and Chair of Environment and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the initiator of the Word Sustainable Development Symposia (WSSD-U) series, and chairs the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme. Professor Leal Filho has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 800 publications, including books, book chapters and papers in refereed journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLaís Viera Trevisan holds a PhD in Business Administration from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It included a three-year sandwich programme at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany (HAW Hamburg), where she currently serves as a Project Manager and Research Associate.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePatrícia Gomes holds a PhD in Accounting and is a Coordinator Professor and Head of the Research Center on Accounting and Taxation at Polytechnic University of Cávado and Ave (IPCA) in Portugal. Professor Patrícia Gomes has published, as author and co-author, more than 30 papers in refereed journals indexed in the Web of Science and more than 40 books, chapter books and conference papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSónia Monteiro is a coordinator professor at the School of Management of the Polytechnic University of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), in Portugal, where she is president of the scientific council. She holds a PhD in Accounting. She is an ambassador for the SDG Alliance Portugal - United Nations Global Compact. She is editor of the Social Responsibility Journal and the Spanish Accounting Review. She is author\/co-author of several publications indexed in Web of Science and\/or Scopus. She participates in international conferences as a speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eVerónica Ribeiro, PhD, is a coordinator professor at the School of Management of the Polytechnic University of Cávado and Ave (IPCA) in Portugal. She holds a PhD in Accounting, and her academic work focuses on sustainability management accounting, sustainability reporting, and SDG reporting. She is also an Ambassador for the SDG Alliance Portugal – United Nations Global Compact. She is the author and co-author of numerous scientific publications indexed in Web of Science and Scopus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032312549\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e310\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50449489920140,"sku":"9783032312549","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032312549.jpg?v=1780591553","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032312549","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}