Corporate social and environmental reporting and the impact of internal environmental policy in South Africa

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-60

  Mitchell, Clyde Geoffrey ^a   Hill, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 60249099900     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.179     Document Type: Article

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