Montecalvo, MonicaFarneti, FedericaDe Villiers, Charl Johannes2019-05-222018Monica Montecalvo, Federica Farneti & Charl de Villiers (2018) The potential of integrated reporting to enhance sustainability reporting in the public sector, Public Money & Management, 38:5, 365-374, DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2018.1477675.0954-0962 (print)1467-9302 (online)10.1080/09540962.2018.1477675http://hdl.handle.net/2263/69193This paper examines the influence of integrated reporting (IR) on the sustainability reporting practices of a state-owned enterprise through a content analysis of their reports and interviews with report preparers. The findings show a steady increase in the quantity and quality of sustainability disclosures. In 2012, the organization chose to adopt the IR framework in order to enhance sustainability reporting for all stakeholders. The IR process resulted in a more balanced disclosure of material aspects of sustainability. However, while IR has the potential to enhance public sector sustainability reporting, inter-generational equity issues were ignored.en© 2018 CIPFA. This is an electronic version of an article published in Public Money and Management, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 365-374, 2018. doi : 10.1080/09540962.2018.1477675. Public Money and Management is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/mpin20.Environmental reportingSocial reportingPublic sector sustainability reportingIntegrated reporting (IR)State owned enterprises (SOEs)SDG-08: Decent work and economic growthEconomic and management sciences articles SDG-08Postprint Article