Journal of Accounting and Investment
Vol 25, No 1: January 2024

Environmental accounting in public sector: systematic literature review

Evi Rahmawati (Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Ietje Nazaruddin (Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Harjanti Widiastuti (Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Hafiez Sofyani (Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Arif Wahyu Nur Kholid (Master of Accounting, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Feb 2024

Abstract

Research aims: The literature on Environmental Accounting (EA) in the public sector is scarce, unlike in the private sector. Hence, this study aims to ascertain the trajectory of EA research in the public sector and extract insights from prior research on EA in the public sector.Design/Methodology/Approach: The research process was conducted in several stages following Anggraini et al. (2022) and Poje et al. (2022) with several modifications. The keywords were used to discover the articles relating to the topic, namely: “Environmental Reporting,” “Environmental Management,” or “Environmental Accounting,” “Green Accounting,” and “Public Sector”. The study employed an extended period, namely papers published in 2010-2023 in the database Scopus.com. Based on the specified criteria, the final paper that could be analyzed was 69 out of 112 articles.Research findings: Using VOS-viewer, 15 items of keyword themes were discovered. Then, the 15 items were classified into three clusters: Green Accounting, Environmental Regulation, and Sustainable Development Goals in the Public Sector. Theoretical contribution/Originality: The authors are unaware of any existing literature review research on EA, specifically in the public sector, even though it arises from environmental management accounting in the public sector. This study also demonstrates the inferences that can be derived.

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Economics, Econometrics & Finance

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JAI receives rigorous articles that have not been offered for publication elsewhere. JAI focuses on the issue related to accounting and investments that are relevant for the development of theory and practices of accounting in Indonesia and southeast asia especially. Therefore, JAI accepts the ...