This virtual special issue compiles nine previously published papers that examine sustainable accounting and management practices in the African context. The Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ) publishes quality research with implications for practice and policy to benefit society and the environment.
The virtual special issue has been edited by Dr Madlen Sobkowiak of the University of Birmingham.
The articles in this virtual issue will be free to access from October 1–31, 2022.
Asare, E.T., Burton, B. and Dunne, T. (2022), "Strategic accountability for sustainability of natural resources – public discharge and optimism in sub-Saharan Africa", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 414-437. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-12-2020-0437
Donkor, A., Djajadikerta, H.G., Mat Roni, S. and Trireksani, T. (2022), "Integrated reporting quality and corporate tax avoidance practices in South Africa’s listed companies", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 899-928. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-03-2021-0116
Egan, M. and Agyemang, G. (2019), "Progress towards sustainable urban water management in Ghana", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 10 No. 2, pp. 235-259. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-09-2018-0232
Machanguana, C.A. and Dias Sardinha, I. (2021), "Exploring mining multinational resettlements and corporate social responsibility in emerging economies: the case of the company VALE, SA in Mozambique", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 591-610. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-11-2019-0414
Pitrakkos, P. and Maroun, W. (2020), "Evaluating the quality of carbon disclosures", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 553-589. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-03-2018-0081
Sánchez-Hernández, M.I., Carvalho, L.C. and Paiva, I.S. (2019), "Orientation towards social responsibility of North-West African firms", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 10 No. 2, pp. 365-394. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-07-2018-0171
Setia, N., Abhayawansa, S., Joshi, M. and Huynh, A.V. (2015), "Integrated reporting in South Africa: some initial evidence", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 397-424. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-03-2014-0018
Thompson, E.K., Ashimwe, O., Buertey, S. and Kim, S.-Y. (2022), "The value relevance of sustainability reporting: does assurance and the type of assurer matter?", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 858-877. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-08-2021-0329
Tilt, C.A., Qian, W., Kuruppu, S. and Dissanayake, D. (2021), "The state of business sustainability reporting in sub-Saharan Africa: an agenda for policy and practice", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 267-296. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-06-2019-0248