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    Professional financial statement users' perceived value of carbon accounting disclosures and decision context
    Coram, P ; Potter, B ; Soderstrom, N (EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD, 2023-07-10)
    Purpose This study aims to investigate how professional financial statement users use carbon accounting information in their decisions and whether this use is sensitive to changing the decision context from an investment to a donation. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 173 US professional financial statement users, the authors conduct an experiment that manipulates an investment or donation choice to evaluate how differing levels of carbon sequestration affect decision-making across contexts. Findings Carbon sequestration information affects users’ donation decisions but does not affect investment decisions. Variation in the reliability of the information and whether the information is linked to strategy do not affect users’ decision-making. Research limitations/implications This study is performed by an experiment and informs our understanding of the relevance to users of carbon sequestration disclosure. Results indicate that carbon sequestration disclosure has value for donation but not investment decisions. The authors interpret this as evidence of some value of this type of disclosure in professional financial statement users’ decision-making but not for a financially focused evaluation. Originality/value This paper provides unique insights into the effect of reporting carbon sequestration on decision-making. There has been significant research on the broader topic of corporate sustainability, and capital markets research indicates that the market values increased sustainability disclosure. This study extends the research by examining a specific component of carbon disclosure that is not currently widely reported and by the use of information for different types of evaluations. The results find evidence that the value of this type of carbon disclosure does not stem from a purely financial perspective but instead, from other nonpecuniary factors.
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    Asbestos Contamination: Governance and Financial Reporting Issues in the Public, Private and Not-for-profit Sectors
    McGregor, W ; Potter, B ; Soderstrom, N ; Stevenson, K (WILEY, 2021-12)
    Abstract We explore implications of asbestos for the measurement and reporting of liabilities, assets and expenses by diverse entities. We argue that entities in both public and private sectors are failing to recognise or appropriately measure liabilities related to asbestos and that the implications of asbestos for assets and expenses in financial statements are rarely reported. While we focus on recognition and measurement implications for Australian entities, we also examine relevant requirements in other jurisdictions and for sustainability reporting.
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    Exploring the Challenges of Broadening Accounting Reports
    Potter, B ; Soderstrom, N (Oxford University Press, 2014-10-02)