The Determinants of Sustainability Reporting of the Portuguese Public Sector Entities

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Author(s): Maria da Conceição C. Tavares (University of Minho, Portugal & University of Aveiro, Portugal)and Lúcia Lima Rodrigues (University of Minho, Portugal)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 26
Source title: Global Perspectives on Risk Management and Accounting in the Public Sector
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Augusta da Conceição Santos Ferreira (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Graça Maria do Carmo Azevedo (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Jonas da Silva Oliveira (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal)and Rui Pedro Figueiredo Marques (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9803-1.ch012

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / Public and Sector Management / Risk Management & Analysis

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Based on legitimacy and on stakeholder theories, this study analyses the level of disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the sustainability reports of the Portuguese public sector entities for the years 2008 and 2012, prepared in accordance with the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The authors also aim to determine the factors that influence this level of disclosure. Using content analysis, an index of CSR disclosure was constructed based on the sustainability reports of 58 public sector entities. It was concluded that the level of sustainability disclosure is related to the organisation's size, industry, awards and certifications received, and visibility measured in terms of consumer proximity. This study offers new empirical evidence of a different context – public sector entities in Portugal, providing valuable insights into the factors that explain CSR disclosures in public sector entities.

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