Purpose: Within the emergent professional field of carbon accounting, we analyse the institutional work that gives birth to a nascent profession in a multi-actor arena. We therefore contribute to enhancing our understanding of the birth of professions – in their very first steps and infancy....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review the contributions of the special issue papers while presenting four broad research avenues. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on a review of current literature on climate change and carbon accounting. Findings: The authors propose...

Cover -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Guest editorial -- A history of SEA in France: government, engineers and mathematics -- Adoption of environmental management tools: the dynamic capabilities contributions -- Integrated or non-integrated reports: French listed companies at a crossroads? --...