Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical commentary on Bebbington, Larrinaga-Gonzales and Moneva, published in Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 21 No. 3. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an analysis and critique of Bebbington et al., with...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a case for research in ethical, social and environmental (or sustainability) accounting and accountability which engages with those organisations claiming to manage and report their sustainability performance. In addition, the paper reviews the...