Investment and environmental management: The interaction between environmentally responsible investment and environmental management practices

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 336-354

  Weber, Olaf ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Environmental management; Investment funds; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; INVESTMENT FUNDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 34547660513     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2006.014219     Document Type: Article

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