EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING ON THE PROFITABILITY OF CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the Effect of Environmental Accounting on the Profitability of Corporate Organizations in South East Nigeria. the specific objectives are; to examine the effect of environmental financial accounting on the profit of corporate organizations and to evaluate the effect of environmental management accounting on the profit of corporate organizations in southeast Nigeria. An ex-post facto research design was used in this study because the study adopted secondary data. The data was obtained from the yearly reports and accounts of the quoted companies on the Nigeria Stock Exchange and the Central Bank of Nigeria.  The data were analyzed using SPSS Version 21's Linear Regression Analysis. The study revealed that environmental financial accounting has a significant positive on the profit at 0.05, the level of significance is (0.001 < 0.05). While Environmental management accounting has a significant positive on the profit at a 0.05 level of significance (0.001 < 0.05). Environmental Accounting has a significant positive effect on the Profitability of Corporate Organizations in South East Nigeria.