Corporate social responsibility: The natural environment as a stakeholder?

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-75

  Bazin, Damien ^a,b   Ballet, Jérôme ^a,b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b UMR IRD UVSQ No063   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropocentrism; Bio ontocentrism; Company; Nature; Responsibility; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY; STAKEHOLDER THEORY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CORPORATE STRATEGY; LIABILITY; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 2942615171     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2004.004981     Document Type: Review

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