Sustainability Reporting in Construction Contractors: A Case Study

Jian Zuo (), Zhenyu Zhao (), Bo Xia (), George Zillante () and Zhi-Yang Pan
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Jian Zuo: University of South Australia
Zhenyu Zhao: North China Electric Power University
Bo Xia: Queensland University of Technology
George Zillante: The University of Adelaide
Zhi-Yang Pan: Hohai University

Chapter Chapter 34 in Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, 2014, pp 341-348 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Construction activities have significant impacts on the environment, economy and society. As a result, sustainability has become an agenda in construction related business. This is evidenced by an increasingly number of construction related companies adopting sustainability reporting practice. Construction contractors are no exception. This study aims to investigate the sustainability reporting practices adopted by top Chinese contractors active in the international arena. The focus is placed on those Chinese contractors ranked top 50 by the Engineering News Record (ENR) top 225 international contractors. The results showed that the sustainability reporting practices of these top Chinese contractors, in terms of both approaches and the depth, varied significantly however there is a clear trend of growing level of disclosure of sustainability related information. Similarly, environmental sustainability seems the predominate focus of sustainability reporting exercises of top international contractors from China. These findings help to assist senior management of construction contractors to form business strategies to facilitate disclosure and other sustainability related practices.

Keywords: Sustainability reporting; China; Contractors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-44916-1_34

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