Larrinaga, CarlosPérez Chamorro, Vicente Antonio2024-02-072024-02-072008-12-31Larrinaga-González, C., & Perez-Chamorro, V. (2008). Sustainability accounting and accountability in public water companies. Public Money and Management, 28(6), 337-343.10.1111/j.1467-9302.2008.00667.xhttps://hdl.handle.net/10433/19847La versión aceptada del trabajo se encuentra publicada en la plataforma RePEC desde 2008 en formato Working Paper del Departamento de Administración de Empresas de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide. WP BSAD 08.05 Handle: RePEc:pab:wpbsad:08.05This article analyses the ways that Spanish public water companies communicate sustainability information to their stakeholders and explores whether distinctive and more progressive accountability is possible in the public sector in comparison with private sector organizations. Two distinct activities are identified in sustainable accountability: public organizations are engaged in informal as well as formal reporting activity, and their reporting seems to be coupled with real organizational strategies and operational activities.enSustainability AccountingPublic Sector OrganisationsWater utilitiesAccountabilityjournal articlerestricted access