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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND ACCOUNTING*MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING ASSIGNMENT TYPE: RESEARCH PROPOSALTOPIC: VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEQUESTION: DOES PERFORMANCE DISCLOSURE INFLUENCE CLIMATESENSITIVITY OF ORGANIZATIONS?TITLE: STAKEHOLDER THEORYSUBMISSION DATE: XXXSTUDENT NAME: XXXTUTOR NAME: XXX

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ABSTRACT The battle for supremacy has gone on for a while now, between shareholders and stakeholders. Shareholders seek to steer organizations towards profit oriented while stakeholders seek to widenthe perspective into non-profit areas. This calls for need to determine what is important and whatis not. Hence, “the shareholders’ theory and stakeholders’ theory.”In our research paper, we delve into the stakeholder theory seeking to make a connection between the organization, its obligations to stakeholders, and the role of voluntary disclosure of environmental performance on checking the role of an organization in carbon emissions and ultimately climate changes.

LITERATURE REVIEWIt is almost instinctive to share your performance if the metrics are impressive, or more, they can even become a benchmark if they are excellent. This also goes for business organizations. But again, what if it becomes compulsory to share your performance? What if measures are put in place to ensure sustainability is nurtured all the way to fruition? Is it true that climate largely influences human life, or so, existence? The basic definition of climate is that it is statistics of weather over time. John, H et al. (2016). Nature has a way of getting back to humans, either positively or negatively. As it is famously put, “Nature does not make limps,” and therefore every action has a reaction, this is also true for climate. Every effort to positively affect climate comes back as positive shift in weather patterns,whereas the converse also holds. The effects cut across:i.Governmentsii.Customersiii.The population in general. Etcetera.Therefore, it is imperative to determine what is influencing the climate change. According to research, a carbon emission has been linked to lead in causing climate shifts. However, it is not surprising for organizations to be noted as principal sources of carbon emissions. According to a research for what is your impact journal, the burning of fuels has been the biggest contributor of Carbon emissions (CO) to the environment that adversely affect climate. Le Quéré, C. et al. (2013)."There are thousands of oil, gas and coal producers in the world," climate researcher and author Richard Heede at the Climate Accountability Institute in Colorado said. "But the decision makers, the CEOs, or the ministers of coal and oil if you narrow it down to just one person, they could all fit on a Greyhound bus or two." Suzanne Goldberg. (2013). Hence organizations contribute the highest number of carbon emission.As a sign of hope, this implies that organizations have a role in positively influencing climate changes, through reducing carbon emissions. A research by Yale Environment 360 new statisticsshow that the world economy is expanding while global carbon emissions remain at the same level. Fred Pierce. (2016).This indicates that it is possible drop the carbon emissions if organizations take it upon themselves to put measures.Interestingly, organizations have a moral responsibility to its stakeholders, who include government, business community, and shareholders. Etc. I.e.:

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