Table 2.

Data collection

Case 1: Environmental net
Interviewee representingPrimary round of interviews 2016/2017 (within-net)Secondary round of interviews in 2020/2021 (post-net)
Firms
  • Environmental manager for multinational food manufacturer A (I1)

  • Senior corporate responsibility manager for multinational food manufacturer B (I2)

  • Head of environment for a multinational energy provider (I3)

  • Environmental manager for a multinational food manufacturer A (I1)

  • Sustainability coordinator for a national pension provider (I6)

  • CEO for a local, family-run farm (I7)

  • Sustainability officer for a multinational recycling company (I8)

Governmental representativeNet coordinator (I4)
  • Interview #1 (2016)

  • Interview #2 (beginning of 2017)

  • Interview #3 (mid-2017, upon net termination)

N/A – Net coordinator no longer in this role
Consultancy
  • CSR advisor (I5)

-
 Other “within-net” data (2016/2017)Other post-net data (from 2017 onwards)
Observations
  • Observation of the third net meeting including governmental representatives and around 20 firms, March 2017 (4 h)

N/A
Informal meetings
  • Lunch discussion with some net parties immediately after net meeting, including three smaller firms (1 h)

  • Various informal conversations with the Stockholm consultancy and the net coordinator in 2017 at the consultant’s office and online

-
Secondary data
  • Video footage of one net meeting (4 h) and the associated meeting minutes

  • Final governmental report on environmental net (1)

  • Available sustainability reports of the involved firms (approx. 20)

  • Governmental websites on the environmental goals (1)

  • Email correspondence with three of the MNCs and the environmental coordinator

  • Available annual sustainability reports of those interviewed in second round companies interviewed (3)

  • Sample of websites of the companies involved in the BRN (10)

  • Online press releases and news on the national environmental goals since 2017 (3)

Case 2: Revitalisation net
Interviewee representingPrimary round of interviews 2014/2015 (within-net)Secondary round of interviews 2020/2021 (post-net)
Municipality representatives
  • Two city centre developers (I9–10)

  • Three politicians (I11–13)

  • Municipal business manager (I14)

  • Municipal business manager (I14)

  • Politician (I11)

  • City centre developer/Municipal business manager (I10)

Property owners
  • CEO for an economic association (I15)

  • Two regional managers for a medium-sized national/regional firm (I16-17)

  • Chairman of the board for a small local firm (I18)

  • Two CEOs for micro-firm (I19-20)

  • CEO for an economic association (I15)

  • Regional manager for a medium-sized national firm (I16)

Retailers
  • Two CEOs of micro-firm in home design (I21-22)

  • Local owner of franchise firm in national sports assortment (I25)

  • Four local owners of franchise firm in national assortment (I23-26)

  • Two CEOs of micro-firm in clothing (I27-28)

  • Two CEOs of micro-firm in special assortment (II29-30)

  • Local owner of independent franchise firm clothing (I31)

  • Store manager for micro-firm in clothing (I32)

  • Three CEOs of micro-firm in local assortment/services (I33-35)

  • CEO of micro-firm in local clothing (I36)

  • Two store managers of national/international firm in assortment (I37-38)

 Other “within-net” data (2014–2017)Other post-net data (from 2017 onwards)
Observations
  • Two inner net meetings (4 h)

  • Educational workshops (8 h)

  • Two council meetings on the topic (6 h)

  • Webinar (2 h)

  • New net meetings (8 h)

Secondary data
  • Consultancy report 2015 (1)

  • Websites [municipality (1), net governance (2), local newspapers (2)]

  • Educational workshop invitations (6)

  • Consultancy report 2018 (1)

  • Municipality project evaluation (2020)

  • Websites [municipality (1), local newspaper items (2)]

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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