The potential of integrated reporting to enhance sustainability reporting in the public sector

Monica Montecalvo, Federica Farneti and Charl de Villiers

Public Money & Management, 2018, vol. 38, issue 5, 365-374

Abstract: This paper examines the influence of integrated reporting (IR) on the sustainability reporting practices of a state-owned enterprise through a content analysis of their reports and interviews with report preparers. The findings show a steady increase in the quantity and quality of sustainability disclosures. In 2012, the organization chose to adopt the IR framework in order to enhance sustainability reporting for all stakeholders. The IR process resulted in a more balanced disclosure of material aspects of sustainability. However, while IR has the potential to enhance public sector sustainability reporting, inter-generational equity issues were ignored.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2018.1477675

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