Corporate environmental disclosures about the effects of climate change

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 338-348

  Stanny, Elizabeth ^a   Ely, Kirsten ^a  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Corporate sustainability; Environmental reporting; Institutional investors; Voluntary disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849086519     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.175     Document Type: Article

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