DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTING: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

The article considers the relationship between the concept of corporate social responsibility and the concept of sustainable development. The three most important components of enterprises under conditions of sustainable development, economic, social and environmental, have been identified. Emphasis is placed on the peculiarities of the formation of the maximum flow of total income in the economic approach. It is outlined that from the ecological point of view, sustainable development should ensure the integrity of biological and physical natural systems. The social component of the stability of the development of the economic entity is focused on people and is aimed at maintaining the stability of social and cultural systems, in particular, to reduce the number of destructive conflicts between people. It is generalized that an important aspect of this approach is the fair distribution of benefits. It is stated that social responsibility involves maintaining social records, preparing and publishing non-financial statements, which allows you to document the implementation of social tasks, which is indirectly or incompletely reflected in the accounting system. The types of social accounting (Social Responsibility Accounting (SRA), Aggregate Impact Accounting (SEA), Socio-Economic Accounting (SIA), Social Performance Accounting (SA)) are presented and their characteristics are given. The norms of international standards (AA1000, ISO 26000) regulating the international practice of social responsibility of business are given. The evolution of the formation of social responsibility reporting is outlined. The dynamics of the number of business entities of Ukraine that submit reports in accordance with the GRI is given. The peculiarities of the formation of the components of social accounting in economic entities are outlined. It is expedient for large enterprises to distinguish stages: planning (identification stage), accounting (determining the scope and setting up a social accounting system), reporting and auditing (collecting and providing information to an independent audit company). For medium and small enterprises it is advisable to distinguish the following steps: scope of activities (study of key elements of the enterprise), accounting (design and maintenance of social accounting system), reporting (reporting to interested users).