Odnosi z deležniki so posebej pomembni za družbe v državni lasti, ker so lahko ključni pri obveznih splošnih storitvah, ki jih te družbe izvajajo v posameznih infrastrukturnih dejavnostih in vitalno vplivajo na potenciale gospodarskega razvoja in na lokalne skupnosti, kjer poslujejo.
Stakeholder relations are particularly important for SOEs as they may be critical for the fulfilment of general service obligations whenever these exist and as SOEs may have, in some infrastructure sectors, a vital impact on the economic development potential and on the communities in which they are active.