Callagher LGarnevska E2023-06-292023-09-042023-06-292023-09-042023-06-20Journal of Management and Organization, 20231833-3672http://hdl.handle.net/10179/19817© The Author(s), 2023This study examines the organization impression management (OIM) tactics used in agri-food cooperatives to communicate their intentions toward sustainable development. Based on content analysis of the chairperson and CEO statements of 14 agri-foods cooperatives from six years' annual reports, this study sheds light on the role of member-owned firms in shifts toward realizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper proposes multistakeholder OIM tactics. These insights about sustainable development extend knowledge of how senior managers communicate their intentions in multistakeholder situations, which include shareholders, suppliers, customers, and local communities. This study contributes to the literature on organizational impression management and member-owned firms. Managerial implications are also outlined.CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Journal article10.1017/jmo.2023.35462270Massey_Dark1303 Specialist Studies in Education1503 Business and Management1505 Marketing