The last few months have seen increasing number of examples of research and development that consider the role of accounting and accounting based solutions in meeting the challenges of sustainability. A book on True Cost Accounting (TCA) for agriculture and [...]
The awareness of SEEA continues to grow, as highlighted in this recent article from the World Economic Forum that talks about the role of natural capital accounting in driving better environmental, economic and social outcomes. Biodiversity is declining faster than at [...]
After a three year United Nations process, and a longer 10 year journey, the United Nations Statistical Commission has adopted the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) Ecosystem Accounting as the international standard for natural capital accounting. UN Chief Economist, Elliot [...]
Sustainability has been front of mind for policy makers and farmers for many years. Consumers, banks and insurers are increasingly conscious of their impacts and dependencies, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk measures are being embedded into operations. On [...]
During 2020, IDEEA Group completed a synthesis report on an Ocean Accounting Pilot for Geographe Marine Park, a report commissioned by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to support Australia’s participation in the High Level Panel for Sustainable Ocean Economy. [...]
December 2020: Multiple stakeholders, including coastal communities, tourism operators and aquaculture and fisheries operators depend on a healthy marine environment. Coordination among these stakeholders is fundamental to addressing the degradation and depletion of the marine environment. Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) [...]
Natural capital, nature’s contribution to people, ecosystem functions, benefits from nature, ecosystem services, biodiversity’s benefits, the list goes on; let’s face it–it’s confusing at best. Since the mid 1980’s, there has been a litany of lists, typologies, groupings and classification [...]
This week Carl Obst talked with Laurissa Smith on ABC radio’s Tasmanian Country Hour about the relevance of natural capital accounting in Tasmania and what is needed to build support nationally. Thanks to the support of the [...]
For the past few years, IDEEA Group has been working with the Irish Natural Capital Accounting for Sustainable Environments – INCASE – project to support the establishment of natural capital accounts for in Ireland. INCASE is not just focused on [...]
Natural capital defines the spatial context for integrated capital accounting Integrated Capital Accounting Tool (ICAT®) for Natural Capital Managers, Version 2.0 (May 2020) introduces a powerful new methodology for integrated capital accounting, building upon the spatial analysis approach that underpins [...]
