Environmental reporting in the Spanish wind energy sector: An institutional view

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 199-211

  Moseñe, José A ^a   Burritt, Roger L ^b   Sanagustín, M Victoria ^a   Moneva, José M ^a   Tingey Holyoak, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clean energy production; Electricity; Environmental reporting; Isomorphism; New institutional sociology; Sustainability standards; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

CLEAN ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING; ISOMORPHISM; NEW INSTITUTIONAL SOCIOLOGY; WIND FARM;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; INDUSTRY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WIND POWER;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84869079483     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.023     Document Type: Article

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