ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the ways in which companies are “accounting for” their activities relating to bee populations. In other words, we explore corporate accountability in relation to the ongoing decline of bee populations and the impact on honey production and agricultural produce. Specifically, we analyse corporate voluntary disclosures relating to bees, including information contained in companies’ annual reports, sustainability/corporate social responsibility reports and on corporate websites for a sample of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. We also discuss corporate disclosures of bee-related information from an integrated general systems theory perspective in order to appreciate the interconnectedness of business activity, species, nature, the ecosystem and ultimately life on Planet Earth.
