TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to answer the following research question: What are the key factors of the participatory process for establishing sustainability reporting in German universities?Design/methodology/approach To answer the research question, this study uses qualitative methodology, following the grounded theory approach and triangulation of qualitative methods for accessing data.Findings The findings show that universities face a high level of difficulty in introducing sustainability reporting, which has an external and an internal dimension.Originality/value This paper contributes to the understanding of sustainability reporting processes of universities from an internal perspective, specifically through experts who are involved in the preparation of sustainability reports. Furthermore, it delivers insights for a theory-based discussion, which may support universities in starting sustainability reporting activities and improving reporting processes.
VL  - 20
IS  - 6
SN  - 1467-6370
DO  - 10.1108/IJSHE-08-2018-0139
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-08-2018-0139
AU  - Klußmann Coco
AU  - Sassen Remmer
AU  - Gansel Elisa
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Structural key factors of participatory sustainability reporting for universities
T2  - International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1080
EP  - 1098
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -