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As the very de?nition of what is required for ‘sustainability’ remains highly contested there is little hope for corporate sustainability accounting amounting to much use

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As the very de?nition of what is required for ‘sustainability’ remains highly contested there is little hope for corporate sustainability accounting amounting to much use. From the critical perspective, sustainability accounting is a fad and will disappear in time’ (Burritt and Schaltegger, 2010, p. 829

Drawing on the relevant academic literature, critically discuss whether sustainability accounting and reporting can lead to genuine improvements in corporate accountability.