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Ana Rita Domingues - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sustainability Reporting in public sector organisations exploring the relation between the Reporting process and organisational change management for Sustainability
Journal of Environmental Management, 2017Co-Authors: Ana Rita Domingues, Rodrigo Lozano, Kim Ceulemans, Tomas B RamosAbstract:Abstract Sustainability Reporting has become a key element in different organisations. Although there have been a number of academic publications discussing the adoption of Sustainability reports in the public sector, their numbers have been quite low when compared to those focussing on corporate reports. Additionally, there has been little research on the link between Sustainability Reporting in Public Sector Organisations (PSOs) and Organisational Change Management for Sustainability (OCMS). This paper focuses on the contribution of Sustainability Reporting to OCMS. A survey was sent to all PSOs that have published at least one Sustainability report based on the GRI guidelines. The study provides a critical analysis of the relation between Sustainability Reporting and OCMS in PSOs, including the drivers for Reporting, the impacts on organisation change management, and the role of stakeholders in the process. Despite still lagging in Sustainability Reporting journey, PSOs are starting to use Sustainability Reporting as a communication tool, and this could drive organisational changes for Sustainability.
Tomas B Ramos - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sustainability Reporting in public sector organisations exploring the relation between the Reporting process and organisational change management for Sustainability
Journal of Environmental Management, 2017Co-Authors: Ana Rita Domingues, Rodrigo Lozano, Kim Ceulemans, Tomas B RamosAbstract:Abstract Sustainability Reporting has become a key element in different organisations. Although there have been a number of academic publications discussing the adoption of Sustainability reports in the public sector, their numbers have been quite low when compared to those focussing on corporate reports. Additionally, there has been little research on the link between Sustainability Reporting in Public Sector Organisations (PSOs) and Organisational Change Management for Sustainability (OCMS). This paper focuses on the contribution of Sustainability Reporting to OCMS. A survey was sent to all PSOs that have published at least one Sustainability report based on the GRI guidelines. The study provides a critical analysis of the relation between Sustainability Reporting and OCMS in PSOs, including the drivers for Reporting, the impacts on organisation change management, and the role of stakeholders in the process. Despite still lagging in Sustainability Reporting journey, PSOs are starting to use Sustainability Reporting as a communication tool, and this could drive organisational changes for Sustainability.
Ioannis E. Nikolaou - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A New Framework for Assessing the Sustainability Reporting Disclosure of Water Utilities
Sustainability, 2018Co-Authors: Silvia Cantele, Thomas A. Tsalis, Ioannis E. NikolaouAbstract:Sustainability Reporting is becoming more and more widespread among companies aiming at disclosing their contribution to sustainable development and gaining legitimacy from stakeholders. This is more significant for firms operating in a public services’ context and mainly when supplying a fundamental public resource, like water utilities. While the literature on Sustainability Reporting in the water sector is scant, there is an increasing need to study the usefulness and quality of its Sustainability disclosures to adequately inform the stakeholders about the activities of water utilities to protect this fundamental resource and general sustainable development. This article presents a novel assessment framework based on a scoring technique and an empirical analysis on the Sustainability reports of Italian water utilities carried out through it. The results highlight a low level of disclosure on the Sustainability indicators suggested by the main Sustainability Reporting guidelines (Global Reporting Initiative, (GRI), and Sustainability Accounting Standard Board, (SASB)); most companies tend to disclose only qualitative information and fail to inform about some material aspects of water management, such as water recycled, network resilience, water sources, and effluent quality. These findings indicate that Sustainability Reporting is mainly considered as a communication tool, rather than a performance measurement and an accountability tool, but also suggest the need for a new and international industry-specific Sustainability Reporting standard.
Rodrigo Lozano - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sustainability Reporting in public sector organisations exploring the relation between the Reporting process and organisational change management for Sustainability
Journal of Environmental Management, 2017Co-Authors: Ana Rita Domingues, Rodrigo Lozano, Kim Ceulemans, Tomas B RamosAbstract:Abstract Sustainability Reporting has become a key element in different organisations. Although there have been a number of academic publications discussing the adoption of Sustainability reports in the public sector, their numbers have been quite low when compared to those focussing on corporate reports. Additionally, there has been little research on the link between Sustainability Reporting in Public Sector Organisations (PSOs) and Organisational Change Management for Sustainability (OCMS). This paper focuses on the contribution of Sustainability Reporting to OCMS. A survey was sent to all PSOs that have published at least one Sustainability report based on the GRI guidelines. The study provides a critical analysis of the relation between Sustainability Reporting and OCMS in PSOs, including the drivers for Reporting, the impacts on organisation change management, and the role of stakeholders in the process. Despite still lagging in Sustainability Reporting journey, PSOs are starting to use Sustainability Reporting as a communication tool, and this could drive organisational changes for Sustainability.
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Sustainability Reporting in higher education interconnecting the Reporting process and organisational change management for Sustainability
Sustainability, 2015Co-Authors: Kim Ceulemans, Rodrigo Lozano, Maria Del Mar AlonsoalmeidaAbstract:Although there has been a considerable increase in the publication of Sustainability reports in the corporate world in the last decade, Sustainability Reporting in higher education institutions is still in its early stages. This study’s aim was to explore the relationship between Sustainability Reporting and organizational change management for Sustainability in higher education. A survey was sent to higher education institutions worldwide that have published Sustainability reports in the last ten years. The survey was answered by 23 institutions out of a total of 64. The findings showed that Sustainability Reporting has been predominantly driven by internal motivations, and that the Sustainability Reporting process leads to incremental changes, such as an increase in awareness of Sustainability and improvements in communication with internal stakeholders. Some factors impeding change are the absence of an external stakeholder engagement process, the lack of inclusion of material impacts in reports, and the lack of institutionalization of Sustainability Reporting in the higher education system. The paper proposes that higher education institutions need to consider Sustainability Reporting as a dynamic tool to plan Sustainability changes, and not just as a communication activity.
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The state of Sustainability Reporting in universities
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011Co-Authors: Rodrigo LozanoAbstract:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review and assess the state of Sustainability Reporting in universities.Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of the performance level of 12 universities Sustainability reports using the Graphical Assessment of Sustainability in Universities tool.Findings – The results show that Sustainability Reporting in universities is still in its early stages (both in numbers of institutions Reporting and in level of Reporting) when compared to Sustainability Reporting in corporations.Research limitations/implications – The research is limited by the limited number of universities that publish Sustainability reports. However, the results show that universities could learn from the experiences of corporate Sustainability Reporting efforts, and incorporate them into their efforts as learning organisations to better align their systems with Sustainability.Practical implications – University leaders and champions need to consider publishing more information on the social and edu...
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The state of Sustainability Reporting in European universities
2010Co-Authors: Rodrigo LozanoAbstract:Although there have been calls for universities to report their Sustainability performance, currently a limited number of universities provide Sustainability reports, and an even lesser number base their reports on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Guidelines. This article assesses the Sustainability reports from six European universities that follow the GRI guidelines. The comparison was made using the Graphical Assessment of Sustainability in Universities (GASU) tool, which allows a relatively easy comparison of Sustainability performance of reports. The results show that Sustainability Reporting in universities is still in its early stages (both in numbers of institutions Reporting and in level of Reporting) when compared to Sustainability Reporting in corporations. Universities could learn from the experiences of corporate Sustainability Reporting efforts, and incorporate them into their efforts as learning organisations to better align their systems with Sustainability.
Kim Ceulemans - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sustainability Reporting in public sector organisations exploring the relation between the Reporting process and organisational change management for Sustainability
Journal of Environmental Management, 2017Co-Authors: Ana Rita Domingues, Rodrigo Lozano, Kim Ceulemans, Tomas B RamosAbstract:Abstract Sustainability Reporting has become a key element in different organisations. Although there have been a number of academic publications discussing the adoption of Sustainability reports in the public sector, their numbers have been quite low when compared to those focussing on corporate reports. Additionally, there has been little research on the link between Sustainability Reporting in Public Sector Organisations (PSOs) and Organisational Change Management for Sustainability (OCMS). This paper focuses on the contribution of Sustainability Reporting to OCMS. A survey was sent to all PSOs that have published at least one Sustainability report based on the GRI guidelines. The study provides a critical analysis of the relation between Sustainability Reporting and OCMS in PSOs, including the drivers for Reporting, the impacts on organisation change management, and the role of stakeholders in the process. Despite still lagging in Sustainability Reporting journey, PSOs are starting to use Sustainability Reporting as a communication tool, and this could drive organisational changes for Sustainability.
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Sustainability Reporting in higher education interconnecting the Reporting process and organisational change management for Sustainability
Sustainability, 2015Co-Authors: Kim Ceulemans, Rodrigo Lozano, Maria Del Mar AlonsoalmeidaAbstract:Although there has been a considerable increase in the publication of Sustainability reports in the corporate world in the last decade, Sustainability Reporting in higher education institutions is still in its early stages. This study’s aim was to explore the relationship between Sustainability Reporting and organizational change management for Sustainability in higher education. A survey was sent to higher education institutions worldwide that have published Sustainability reports in the last ten years. The survey was answered by 23 institutions out of a total of 64. The findings showed that Sustainability Reporting has been predominantly driven by internal motivations, and that the Sustainability Reporting process leads to incremental changes, such as an increase in awareness of Sustainability and improvements in communication with internal stakeholders. Some factors impeding change are the absence of an external stakeholder engagement process, the lack of inclusion of material impacts in reports, and the lack of institutionalization of Sustainability Reporting in the higher education system. The paper proposes that higher education institutions need to consider Sustainability Reporting as a dynamic tool to plan Sustainability changes, and not just as a communication activity.
