This Virtual Special Issue compiles twelve previously published papers that seek to contribute to sustainable development solutions. The Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ) publishes quality research with implications for practice and policy to benefit society and the environment.  Our aim is to facilitate achievement of sustainable development. We encourage you to read and share the articles in this issue with your peers. 

The articles in this virtual issue will be free to access from May 1–31, 2021.

Kumar, A., Connell, J. and Bhattacharyya, A. (2020), "Co-opetition for corporate social responsibility and sustainability: drivers and success factors", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-03-2020-0063

Neumann, H.L., Martinez, L.M. and Martinez, L.F. (2020), "Sustainability efforts in the fast fashion industry: consumer perception, trust and purchase intention", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-11-2019-0405

Akhavan, R.M. and Zvezdov, D. (2019), "Addressing sustainability information needs along supply chains", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-02-2019-0034

Hinkes, C. and Peter, G. (2020), "Traceability matters: A conceptual framework for deforestation-free supply chains applied to soy certification", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 11 No. 7, pp. 1159-1187. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-04-2019-0145

Taïbi, S., Antheaume, N. and Gibassier, D. (2020), "Accounting for strong sustainability: an intervention-research based approach", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 11 No. 7, pp. 1213-1243. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-09-2017-0105

Faria, P.C.S. and Labutong, N. (2019), "A description of four science-based corporate GHG target-setting methods", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 591-612. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-03-2017-0031

Berquier, R. and Gibassier, D. (2019), "Governing the “good citizen” and shaping the “model city” to tackle climate change: Materiality, economic discourse and exemplarity", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 710-744. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-02-2018-0038

Boulianne, E., Keddie, L.S. and Postaire, M. (2018), "(Non) coverage of sustainability within the French professional accounting education program", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 9 No. 3, pp. 313-335. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-09-2017-0119

Silva, S. and Guenther, E. (2018), "Setting the research agenda for measuring sustainability performance – systematic application of the world café method", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 455-469. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-06-2017-0060

Correa, C. and Larrinaga, C. (2015), "Engagement research in social and environmental accounting", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 5-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-09-2014-0058

Gibassier, D. and Schaltegger, S. (2015), "Carbon management accounting and reporting in practice: A case study on converging emergent approaches", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 340-365. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-02-2015-0014

Windolph, S. E., Schaltegger, S., & Herzig, C. (2014). "Implementing corporate sustainability: What drives the application of sustainability management tools in Germany?" Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 5(4), 378–404. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-01-2014-0002