Signaling Sustainability Leadership: Empirical Evidence of the Value of DJSI Membership

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 493-505

  Robinson, Michael ^a   Kleffner, Anne ^a   Bertels, Stephanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility (CSR); Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI); financial performance; reputation; sustainability; sustainability leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960324076     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0735-y     Document Type: Article

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