On the Analysis of Environmental Accounting System in Japan and the Enlightenment

Development of environmental accounting concepts and practices is to achieve economic,social and environmental sustainability.Environmental accounting system can make companies get accurate knowledge of their consumption of energy resources and pollution of environmental,which promote environmental-friendly products and services.Japan as the advanced countries,after ten years of development of environmental accounting,has formed a more complete policy system.This paper describes the environmental accounting system in Japan,by the analysis of the background,development and the role of environmental accounting system,and makes some useful advices for China.