Public Policies on CSR in Europe: Themes, Instruments, and Regional Differences

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 206-227

  Steurer, Reinhard ^a   Martinuzzi, Andre ^b   Margula, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility CSR; CSR policies; Public policies on CSR; Socially responsible investment SRI; Sustainable public procurement SPP

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863999802     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.264     Document Type: Article

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