Corporate Sustainability Reporting: An Overview

Christian Herzig; Stefan Schaltegger

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-4974-3_13

Corporate Sustainability Reporting: An Overview

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128 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Reporting and external corporate communication play an important role in corporate sustainability. As well as economic reasons, the vision of sustainable development also emphasizes the importance of corporate sustainability reporting. On the one hand, companies depend on a supply of resources from various stakeholders, so that management is challenged to secure social acceptance by communicating the benefits that the company creates for society and the sustainability effects of its activities. On the other hand, the vision of sustainable development requires participation, which in turn requires the reporting and communication of sustainability-relevant issues and activities. No participation is possible without communication. This contribution provides an overview of the main goals and benefits of corporate sustainability reporting and its development over recent decades, and an outlook on current challenges and developments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sustainability Accounting and Reporting
Editors	Stefan Schaltegger, Martin Bennett, Roger Burritt
Number of pages	24
Place of Publication	Dordrecht
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Publication date	2006
Pages	301-324
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4020-4079-5, 978-1-4020-4973-6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4020-4974-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4974-3_13
Publication status	Published - 2006

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Research areas and keywords

Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
Corporate Social Responsibility
Global Reporting Initiative
Corporate Activity
Sustainability Issue
Sustainability Reporting

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Vigoni: Internet-Supported Sustainability Reporting in the Banking Sector
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Herzig, C. (Project staff) & Giese, N. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.01.08 → 31.05.11
Project: Research

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Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. ed. / Stefan Schaltegger; Martin Bennett; Roger Burritt. Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, 2006. p. 301-324 (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; Vol. 21).

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Corporate Sustainability Reporting: An Overview

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