Evaluating the process of triple bottom line reporting: Increasing the potential for change

Local Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-80

  Mitchell, Michael ^a   Curtis, Allan ^a   Davidson, Penny ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 42049106467     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830701581937     Document Type: Article

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