Functional mechanisms of mandatory corporate environmental disclosure: an empirical study in China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 823-832

  Liu, Xianbing ^a   Yu, Qinqin ^b   Fujitsuka, Tetsuro ^a   Liu, Beibei ^b   Bi, Jun ^b   Shishime, Tomohiro ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES   (Japan)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Changshu; China; Corporate environmental disclosure; Empirical study; Functional mechanism

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CHANGE; BUSINESS PARTNERS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FUNCTIONAL MECHANISMS; JIANGSU PROVINCE; STUDY AREAS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 77950370127     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.12.022     Document Type: Article

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