
02-The role of applying green accounting in improving the transparency of financial reporting information for the purpose of achieving sustainability
A field study on companies operating in Misurata
Dr. Aisha Mohammed Al-Arabi Al-Sharif / Assistant Professor، Department of Accounting - Faculty of Economics and Political Science
University of Misurata
Ayyoub Mohammed Arabi / **Postgraduate Student، Faculty of Economics and Political Science - University of Misurata
Mohammed Hamed Al-Basir
Ali Abdul Karim Lahio
Keywords: Green accounting - transparency of financial reporting information- sustainable development
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to identify the extent of accountants’ awareness of the importance of applying green accounting and to identify the role of green accounting in improving the transparency of financial reporting information for the purpose of achieving sustainability. To achieve the study objectives، the questionnaire was used as a source for collecting data from the study sample and was distributed to accountants and financial report preparers for a sample of industrial companies operating in the city of Misurata، numbering (95). The study relied on the descriptive analytical approach and the statistical program (SPSS) (Statistical Package for Economics and Social Sciences)
was used to analyze the data and reach the results. The study reached several results، the most important of which is that there is a statistically significant relationship between accountants’ awareness of the importance of applying green accounting، and that there is also a statistically significant relationship between the role of applying green accounting and improving the transparency of information in financial reports. Accordingly، the researchers recommended working on enacting local laws and regulations that keep pace with the pdated international standards that oblige industrial companies to isclose environmental costs in the financial statements، which supports their transparency، and
the need for industrial companies operating in the city of Misurata to pay more attention
to applying green accounting to contribute clearly to the responsibilities and duties that
companies must bear in the field of the environment for development purposes.