Sustainability auditing

Environmental Quality Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 25-41

  Coyne, Karen L ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33845999568     PISSN: 10881913     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tqem.20119     Document Type: Review

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