Applying sustainability indicators to the social enterprise business model: The development and application of an indicator set for Newport Wastesavers, Wales

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 411-431

  Darby, Lauren ^a   Jenkins, Heledd ^b  

^a Groundwork Environment Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Organizational change; Social accounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645835395     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290610660689     Document Type: Article

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