Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure: Factors Influencing Companies' Success in Attaining Environmental Awards

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-46

  Hassan, Abeer ^a   Ibrahim, Essam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Environmental awards; Environmental management system (EMS); Environmental reporting; Formal (external) assurance; Specific environmental activities; Stakeholder engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855733078     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.278     Document Type: Article

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