But many are still unwilling to shed light on their own environmental conduct. Green accounting requires a clear listing of all environmental impacts, and this transparency can have a negative impact on profits. Consequently, only a few companies perform an accounting as thorough and honest as Everlight ’ s. And without legislation to enforce compliance, it is hard to imagine much improvement on this front.
近年台灣企業已經愈來愈認同「綠色會計」（環境會計），但由於不少企業的環保作為仍在「打迷糊仗」，而環境會計卻嚴格要求把環保帳目一一攤在陽光下，顯然與企業主的利益相衝突，因此像永光化學這樣的誠實落實者很有限，除非透過立法強制執行，否則恐怕難以全面推動。