i AN ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING IN SELECTED SRI LANKAN COMPANIES. A dissertation submitted to The Department of Accounting of The Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce of The University of Sri Jayewardenepura In partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Special) Degree By Tharani Dakshina Sooriyaarachchi University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka November 2018