Of particular interest for this study is to better understand the
extent to which traditional investment appraisals and capital
budgeting techniques are impacted by sustainability-related
impacts. In general, the tools and techniques to account for
sustainability accounting are designed to consider social,
environmental and economic criteria in unison. International
good practice guidance has generally recommended capital
investment project appraisals be managed with discounted
cash flow (DCF) analysis and calculation of net present value
(IFAC, 2008); however, there are growing concerns that
traditionally accepted analytic design functions will not favour
sustainability-related investments over their less sustainable
alternatives (Hopwood, 2009)