The worldwide diffusion of the global reporting initiative: What is the point?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 33, Issue , 2012, Pages 132-144

  Marimon, Frederic ^a   Alonso Almeida, María Del Mar ^b   Rodríguez, Martha Del Pilar ^c   Cortez Alejandro, Klender Aimer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; CSR; Diffusion; Environment reporting; Global Reporting Initiative; GRI; Social reporting; Sustainability reporting

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); CSR; ENVIRONMENT REPORTING; GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE; GRI; SOCIAL REPORTING; SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING;

MICROANALYSIS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84862594180     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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