Impact of CO 2 Emission Variation on Firm Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 435-454

  Alvarez, Isabel Gallego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CO 2 emission variation; Environmental information; EU ETS; Financial crisis; Financial performance; Kyoto protocol; ROA; ROE

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

EID: 84867984994     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1729     Document Type: Article

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