In pursuit of environmental excellence: A stakeholder analysis of the environmental management strategies and performance of an Australian energy company

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 848-878

  Mir, Monir Zaman ^a   Rahaman, Abu Shiraz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australia; Energy industry; Environmental management; Environmental performance; Financial performance; Stakeholders; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053077377     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513571111161620     Document Type: Article

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