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How Accounting Researchers
Will Make an Impact
“ESG has become a flashpoint in policy discussions. Tax accounting
researchers have a unique opportunity to contribute objective evidence to the
discussion because taxes fund the government and thus regulation, enforcement,
and oversight and because taxes are used to provide incentives to promote
private adoption of ESG aims. Whether those incentives are efficient and
effective, how different groups respond to them, and how companies navigate
the ESG environment are all areas in need of more evidence.
OUR RESEARCH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
MEANINGFUL PUBLIC POLICY DISCUSSIONS.”
—JARON WILDE
Director, RSM Institute of Accounting Education and Research,
Thomas and Margaret Kloet and Arthur Andersen Fellow in
Accounting, and Associate Professor of Accounting
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Stay Up-to-Date on
ESG Developments
The Social Impact Community is a research and engagement center at the
Tippie College of Business that was created to bring together faculty and
external partners (businesses, nonprofits, government) who are interested
in the ways that organizations can have a positive impact on society.
If you’d like to keep up with emerging evidence
about ESG disclosures, connect with the Social
Impact Community (SIC)! The SIC will share
updates about ESG disclosures through its
quarterly newsletter and plan to convene working
groups so organizations can learn from one
another about how to navigate the changing
environment. It also connects organizations with
students and faculty to help investigate their
specific ESG challenges through research.
To find out more and join the SIC mailing list,
visit tippie.uiowa.edu/sic. •
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