The need for environmental reporting by companies: An examination of the use of environmental reports by Swedish public companies

Greener Management International

Volumn , Issue 40, 2002, Pages 77-92

  Fortes, Hilary ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Company environmental reports; Environment; Environmental reporting; External verification; Sustainability; Swedish environment; Verification

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 0346907366     PISSN: 09669671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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