Análisis de la transparencia sobre las políticas locales de responsabilidad social en Ecuador

Abstract

Transparency and accountability are fundamental elements in public management, because through the information provided by the municipalities (ADG -Autonomous Decentralized Governments-), they must build trust and legitimacy on their commitment to sustainable development. Beyond legality, it is considered necessary that ADG programs should be aligned with the principles and strategies of global sustainability (GRI, ISO26000, ODS) and be disseminated through their website. This article describes the results of the analysis of information voluntarily published by the ADGs in their websites, through the application of a diagnostic tool based mainly on a Checklist, adapted to the Ecuadorian context and regulations. Different levels of transparency and public information are evident in the three cases studied, which reveal some of the challenges in the management of CSR and the indicators that should be evaluated as local government, to promote sustainable development in the territory, both inside and outside their competencies