Pollutant release and transfer registers: Examining the value of government-led reporting on corporate environmental performance

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 263-273

  Sullivan, Rory ^a   Gouldson, Andy ^b  

^a Insight Investment ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate environmental performance; Corporate reporting; EPER; Government reporting; PRTRs; TRI

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349181061     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.148     Document Type: Review

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