Can services lead to radical eco-efficiency improvements? - A review of the debate and evidence

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 186-198

  Heiskanen, Eva ^a   Jalas, Mikko ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

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EID: 0842345412     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.46     Document Type: Review

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