Corporate social responsibility audit: From theory to practice

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-325

  Morimoto, Risako ^a   Ash, John ^b   Hope, Chris ^b,c,d  

^a TOULOUSE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c James Tye British Safety Council Research Fellowship   (United Kingdom)

^d James Tye British Safety Council Research Fellowship ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Audit; Business ethics; Corporate social responsibility; Environmental and social auditing; Ethical investment; Measurement; Stakeholder management; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144532268     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-0274-5     Document Type: Article

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