What is it about?
This paper furthers research into the potential contribution of pollutant databases for corporate accountability. We evaluate the quality of corporate and government mercury reporting via the Australian National Pollutant Inventory (NPI), which underpins Australia’s reporting under the Minamata Convention, a global agreement to reduce mercury pollution.
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Why is it important?
The provision of additional funding would enable the NPI to be considerably improved (for mercury as well as other pollutants), particularly in relation to the measurement and reporting of emissions from diffuse sources.
Perspectives
Whilst there have been prior reviews of the NPI, none have focused on mercury, whilst conversely prior studies which have discussed mercury information have not focused on the NPI. In addition, no prior NPI studies have utilised interviews nor have engaged directly with NPI regulators. There has been little prior engagement with pollutant databases in social and environmental accounting (SEA) research.
Dr. Md. Hafij Ullah
Coventry University
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This page is a summary of: Can databases facilitate accountability? The case of Australian mercury accounting via the National Pollutant Inventory, Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal, October 2020, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/aaaj-11-2017-3232.
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