The aim of this paper is to examine the influence of the right to information laws on sustainability transparency in European local governments. This goal is novel, in that previous studies have examined the effects of various factors on the dissemination of government information (demographic, socioeconomic, political and financial) but not the contribution of legal factors to online transparency on environmental, social and economic sustainability. Our research question is this: Do information laws contribute to transparency on sustainability? Using the Global Reporting Initiative guidelines and a statistical regression analysis, we studied the websites of 106 local governments in ten European countries. The results obtained show that when transparency laws clearly stipulate the rules applicable and the procedures established for appeals, exceptions, refusals and requests, this can favour transparency on environmental, social and economic sustainability. Our findings advance understanding of this field and reinforce the basis for legal reforms to enhance sustainability transparency.

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欧洲信息权法对地方政府可持续性透明度的贡献

本文的目的是研究信息权法对欧洲地方政府可持续性透明度的影响。这个目标很新颖，因为之前的研究已经研究了各种因素对政府信息（人口、社会经济、政治和金融）传播的影响，但没有研究法律因素对环境、社会和经济可持续性在线透明度的贡献。我们的研究问题是：信息法是否有助于可持续性的透明度？使用 Global Reporting Initiative 指南和统计回归分析，我们研究了 10 个欧洲国家的 106 个地方政府的网站。获得的结果表明，当透明度法律明确规定适用的规则和建立的上诉程序时，例外、拒绝和请求，这有利于环境、社会和经济可持续性的透明度。我们的研究结果增进了对该领域的理解，并加强了法律改革以提高可持续性透明度的基础。