Haapaniemi, Elin, 2020. Stakeholder dialogues in environmental management. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Urban and Rural Development
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Abstract
Issues of sustainability are complex and collaborative processes have become an increasingly popular method for confronting them. This is particularly noticeable within corporate environmental management, specifically within the widely adhered to environmental management system ISO 14001:2015 where the stakeholder perspective has been added. To gain this perspective some organizations conduct voluntary stakeholder dialogues concerning their environmental conduct. The aim of this study is to provide insight into this understudied area as well as develop our understanding of what quality can mean in these types of stakeholder dialogues. Using a case study approach, this was addressed by investigating the stakeholder dialogues performed by a Swedish corporate organization within the frames of their ISO 14001 system. The results show, that when evaluated based on their ability to create symmetrical two-way communications, it is possible to conduct qualitative stakeholder dialogues even in settings where stakeholders are not given final decision-making power. Furthermore, the study argues that the quality of the dialogues, especially in the context of CSR, are also contingent on the performance of the stakeholder analysis.
Main title: | Stakeholder dialogues in environmental management |
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Authors: | Haapaniemi, Elin |
Supervisor: | Löf, Annette |
Examiner: | Raitio, Kaisa and Bergeå, Hanna |
Series: | UNSPECIFIED |
Volume/Sequential designation: | UNSPECIFIED |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Level and depth descriptor: | Second cycle, A2E |
Student's programme affiliation: | NM026 Environmental communication and management - Master's programme |
Supervising department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development |
Keywords: | stakeholder dialogue, stakeholder analysis, environmental management system, ISO 14001 |
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-500162 |
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-500162 |
Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.: | Nature conservation and land resources |
Language: | English |
Deposited On: | 21 Oct 2020 08:37 |
Metadata Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2020 08:09 |
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