I’m is a professor of accounting in the School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University. I primarily teach financial accounting courses. My research interests include climate and political disclosures. Download my CV.
Interests
Climate Change Disclosures
Corporate Political Expenditures
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Education
PhD, Business Administration (Accounting)
University of Chicago
MBA
Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
This exploratory study analyses voluntary disclosures of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) by the largest emitters in the US utilities sector. We compare the amounts that firms voluntarily disclose to the CDP to mandatory amounts that should be less than them and find that the opposite is true for some firms. Examining the comparability of the CDP amounts, we find that firms calculate them using different reporting boundaries and accounting methodologies. We analyse how the choice of boundary affects emissions and find that it results in differences in emissions amounts. We also find that most firms do not have their reported amounts verified by third parties. Our analysis indicates that the amounts that some of the largest emitters disclose to the CDP are unreliable and incomparable. Our results suggest caution in relying on voluntary GHG emissions disclosures.
Elizabeth Stanny
Social and Environmental Accountability Journal,
2018
Steps to participate Email me to request a company (you will be assigned one ticker at a time) You will be added to the google teamdrive You must complete and receive full credit for one ticker before requesting another Email me when you complete a ticker and I’ll get back to you within 24 hours (during the week) Instructions on how to complete the asssignment are posted on the drive Scoring 30 points for each complete and correct ticker (7 years of data) Background Reading New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change (NYT, Oct 24, 2018)
Intermediate accounting Subject to revision Contact information Prerequisites Course format Course materials Learning objectives Schedule Grading In-class participation 200 points Quizzes 400 points Exams 400 points Policies Intermediate accounting Subject to revision Contact information Instructor: Elizabeth Stanny, PhD Email: stanny@sonoma.edu Office: Wine Center 1016 Office phone: 707-664-4287 Office hours: Mondays 10:30 to 11:50 AM by appointment Prerequisites BUS 230A Proficiency in spreadsheet software Course format This is a hybrid course.
Finnacial Accounting Subject to revision Contact information Course format Course materials Schedule Grading Quizzes 600 points Exam 400 points Policies Finnacial Accounting Subject to revision Contact information Instructor: Elizabeth Stanny, PhD Email: stanny@sonoma.edu Office: Wine Center 1016 Office phone: 707-664-4287 Office hours: every weekday at 1 PM online on Zoom Course format This is an online course. Course site: stanny.