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Integrated reporting in public sector organisations: A study of Australian local councils
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posted on 2023-05-20, 20:20 authored by Belinda WilliamsBelinda Williams, Lodhia, SIntegrated reporting is a voluntary reporting approach that has the potential to transform corporate reporting. This reporting approach involves integrating financial information with sustainability information and requires a coordinated approach by all organisational departments to address social and environmental issues affecting an organisation, a process referred to as integrated thinking. This paper builds on existing research on public sector organisations and explores the current status and motivations for integrated reporting by Australian local councils and the resulting potential organisational change leading to integrated thinking. The findings reveal that while integrated reporting is emerging in Australian local councils, the external motivations for integrated reporting have led to a limited level of organisational change, leading to a low level of integrated thinking in councils. To enable integrated reporting practices to transform and drive change in organisational practices, this paper considers top level managerial support and a strategic vision for this approach is required.
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Publication title
Journal of Environmental ManagementVolume
280Pagination
1-8ISSN
0301-4797Department/School
TSBEPublisher
Academic Press Ltd Elsevier Science LtdPlace of publication
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