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In the raising complexity of the environment within which companies have to currently operate, the drawing up of integrated reporting seems to be one of the most challenging and demanding tasks for any company, which have to deal both with an increasing number of powerful stakeholders and provide its managers with increasingly complex and useful information. The present chapter analyses the approach and the experience of the HERA Group. We will outline the business features, its evolution since operations began and the similarities and differences of the HERA Sustainability Report with the Integrated Reporting framework. This case study is an important and informative example of how integrated reporting is a useful tool for governing particular kind of firm such as HERA. It is owned by both private investors and public administrations whilst operating in the public services sector.
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Ruggiero, P., Monfardini, P. (2013). The Case of HERA. In: Busco, C., Frigo, M., Riccaboni, A., Quattrone, P. (eds) Integrated Reporting. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02168-3_19
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