Code green: Business adopts voluntary environmental standards

Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-45

  Nash, J ^a   Ehrenfeld, Jennifer ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; PRIVATE CODE; REGULATORY APPROACH;

USA;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INDUSTRY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030045621     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: 19399154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00139157.1996.9930973     Document Type: Article

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