Title: From Exxon Valdez to Oriental Nicety: African environmental issues, accounting and corporate responsibilities

Authors: Aida Sy; Tony Tinker

Addresses: School of Management, Marist College, 3399 North Road, Building Annex Fontaine, Room #1, Poughkeepsie, New York, 10012, USA ' Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York, 55 Lexington Avenue, Vertical Building, Room # 12-236, New York, NY 10010, USA

Abstract: This paper investigates the environmental issues caused by the oil exploitations in the US India and in Africa. The paper deals with several questions. Who should be held accountable? What are the roles of the oil companies? What is the responsibility of regulators and governments? How should we count the damages? What are the 'solutions'? Researchers and the International Press report that the endless oil spills in Nigeria have created ecological disaster.

Keywords: accounting; oil companies; Nigeria; critical analysis; British Petroleum; oil spills; Africa; USA; United States; environmental issues; oil exploitation; ecological disasters; corporate responsibility; regulation; government role.

DOI: 10.1504/AJESD.2013.056990

African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, 2013 Vol.2 No.3, pp.189 - 203

Published online: 28 Feb 2014 *

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