Sustainability reporting in public administration

A methodological proposal for the Portuguese case

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https://doi.org/10.62701/revsocial.v14.5596

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Sustainability reporting, Public administration, Pubic sector, Digital disclosure, Public value, Information governance, Portugal

Abstract

This article maps and critically analyses recent scientific evidence on sustainability reporting in public administration in order to derive a methodological proposal applied to Portugal. Through an exploratory scoping review in Web of Science and Scopus, it examines reporting quality, digital disclosure and instruments oriented towards public value and territory. The results show that the most promising approaches combine informational robustness, digital disclosure and a public-value orientation. An incremental framework is proposed, particularly relevant at municipal level, which integrates information governance, a minimum panel of material indicators, user-oriented disclosure and the use of reporting in management.

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12-11-2026

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Gonçalves Domingues, P. M. (2026). Sustainability reporting in public administration: A methodological proposal for the Portuguese case. SOCIAL REVIEW. International Social Sciences Review Revista Internacional De Ciencias Sociales, 14(2), 157–165. https://doi.org/10.62701/revsocial.v14.5596

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2026)

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