Assessing the quality of sustainability reporting: an alternative methodological approach

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-85

  Daub, Claus Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assessment; Benchmark study; Corporate sustainability reporting

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

ASSESSMENT; BENCHMARK STUDIES; CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33748949547     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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