Management control by municipal utilities for value creation to achieve the sustainable development goals

Philumena Bauer, Albert Anton Traxler and Dorothea Greiling

Utilities Policy, 2023, vol. 84, issue C

Abstract: This paper investigates how Austrian and German municipal utilities (MUs) manage and control their sustainable value to contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The sustainability reporting of 21 municipal utilities was analyzed regarding the control practices used to gain insight. The results show that the MUs studied already use a wide range of control instruments or mechanisms that address different areas of sustainable development. However, there is still room for improvement, especially regarding a holistic consideration of the SDGs, which is necessary for positioning as a local steward.

Keywords: Content analysis; Management control; Municipal utilities; Sustainable development goals; Sustainable value (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2023.101641

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