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Styrning mot CSRD inom fastighetsbranschen
Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability.
Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
CSRD Implementation in the Real Estate Sector (English)
Abstract [en]

Purpose & research question: The purpose of this study is to ascertain and explain how companies in the real estate sector can utilize various management control systems to implement the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The study also aims to identify which control systems are perceived as particularly effective. In pursuit of these aims, the following research questions are addressed: How can companies in the real estate sector use different management control systems to implement CSRD? Which management control systems, according to Malmi and Brown’s framework, are highlighted as especially useful in the implementation of CSRD?

Method: This study employs a qualitative research design with an abductive approach. Empirical data was gathered through semi-structured interviews conducted with four respondents representing four distinct organizations. All interviewees are actively engaged in the implementation and operationalization of the CSRD within their respective companies.

Conclusions: CSRD represents a significant shift in how sustainability is to be integrated into and reported within corporate governance. The study shows that real estate companies are responding to this change by activating a variety of management control systems. The most central control systems are those that provide structure, direction, and follow-up. However, it is evident that the effectiveness of these tools depends on how they are used. In organizations where control is integrated, iterative, and dialogue-based, more favorable conditions are created for CSRD to function as more than a legal requirement – as a driver for genuine and long-term sustainable development. 

Abstract [sv]

Syfte & frågeställning: Syftet med detta arbete är att ta reda på samt förklara hur företag i fastighetsbranschen kan använda olika styrverktyg för att implementera CSRD. Studien har också för avsikt att identifiera vilka styrverktyg som lyfts fram som särskilt användbara. Studien syftar till att besvara följande frågeställningar: Hur kan företag inom fastighetsbranschen använda olika styrverktyg för att implementera CSRD? Vilka styrverktyg enligt Malmi och Browns modell lyfts fram som särskilt användbara i arbetet med att implementera CSRD? 

Metod: Denna studie är en kvalitativ undersökning med en abduktiv forskningsansats. Datainsamling har genomförts med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer med fyra respondenter från fyra olika organisationer. Samtliga respondenter arbetar aktivt med CSRD i respektive företag. 

Resultat/slutsats: CSRD representerar ett betydande skifte i hur hållbarhet ska integreras och rapporteras i företagsstyrningen. Studien visar att fastighetsbolag möter denna förändring genom att använda flera olika styrverktyg. De mest centrala verktygen är de som bidrar med struktur, riktning och uppföljning. Dock framgår det att effektiviteten av verktygen är beroende av hur de används. I organisationer där styrningen är integrerad, iterativ och dialogbaserad, skapas mer gynnsamma förutsättningar för att CSRD ska fungera som mer än ett lagkrav – nämligen som en drivkraft för genuin och långsiktig hållbar utveckling.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025.
Keywords [en]
CSRD, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, real estate economics, management control systems
Keywords [sv]
CSRD, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, fastighetsekonomi, styrverktyg
National Category
Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-56159OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-56159DiVA, id: diva2:1962957
Educational program
Construction and Real Estate Business Programme, 180 credits
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Available from: 2025-06-12 Created: 2025-06-02 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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