De Villiers, Charl JohannesRouse, PaulKerr, Jennifer2016-11-022016-11De Villiers, C., Rouse, P. & Kerr, J. 2016. A New Conceptual Model of Influences Driving Sustainability Based on Case Evidence of The Integration of Corporate Sustainability Management Control and Reporting. Journal of Cleaner Production, 136, 78-85. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.107.0959-6526 (print)1879-1786 (online)10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.107http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57627Case study evidence from a large industrial firm is analysed with the purpose of constructing a new conceptual model of the influences that drive companies towards sustainability, and showing the advantages of integrating sustainability reporting with management control systems, specifically the balanced scorecard. The new conceptual model suggests an important role for external stakeholders to influence balanced scorecard measures, sustainability report measures, and management focus. These three constructs influence each other and are reinforced by a system of assigning and enforcing the assumption of individual employee responsibility, whilst supporting a drive towards sustainability. The advantages of integration include better operationalization and internal communication of sustainability ideals through the use of the balanced scorecard (BSC), and a better understanding of BSC causality (between the BSC perspectives) through the more extensive stakeholder engagement that sustainability reporting calls for.en© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Cleaner Production. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 136, Part A, pp. 78-85, 2016. doi : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.107.Sustainability disclosureSustainability reportingBalanced scorecardManagement control systemsPostprint Article