Accountability through Environmental and Social Reporting by Wind Energy Sector Companies in Spain
| Autor: | José A. Moseñe Fierro, César Álvarez Alonso, M. Victoria Sanagustín-Fons |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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020209 energy
Geography Planning and Development lcsh:TJ807-830 lcsh:Renewable energy sources 02 engineering and technology Management Monitoring Policy and Law Energy transition Public opinion environmental and social reporting 0502 economics and business 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering actor-centered institutionalism Socioeconomic status lcsh:Environmental sciences Spanish wind energy lcsh:GE1-350 transparency Wind power corporate social responsibility Public economics Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants 05 social sciences Social environment Transparency (behavior) lcsh:TD194-195 new institutionalism in sociology Accountability Corporate social responsibility Business 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza instname Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 16 Zaguán: Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza Universidad de Zaragoza Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 6375, p 6375 (2020) |
| Popis: | At present, energy transition is a crucial phenomenon that is at the very heart of governmental policies. There are a huge number of stakeholders involved in the change, but among these, the main socioeconomic actors that affect environmental and social impacts are energy companies. In this research, we analyze their institutionalized role in the Spanish wind energy sector, in the framework of the ecological movement. We consult the special views, opinions and motivations given by managers responsible for Institutional Relations in the main wind energy companies in Spain, and their perceptions of environmental reporting. We therefore tackle aspects related to the drivers of the social and environmental disclosure of environmental and social information. Research has been carried out based on documentary secondary analysis, and the use of a qualitative method with semi-structured interviews has revealed tendencies and pressures in the sector. Results suggest that the social context and public opinion pressure organizations to reveal environmental and social information. We also put forward how information is conveyed to the society through accountability practices, and the different institutionalized ways in which this is achieved. |
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