Sustainability performance disclosures: The case of independent power producers

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1940-1948

  Ng, Artie W ^a   Nathwani, Jatin ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emission; Independent power producers; Performance measurement; Sustainability disclosure; Sustainability performance

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKETS; CORPORATE FINANCE; CROSS-BORDER; EMERGING ECONOMIES; FINANCIAL REPORTING; FINANCIAL RETURNS; INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; PRIVATE INVESTMENT; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FINANCE; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 84858268906     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.028     Document Type: Review

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