Open for business or opening Pandora's box? A constructive critique of corporate engagement in water policy: An introduction

Water Alternatives

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 543-562

  Hepworth, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Corporate engagement; Creating shared value; Equity; Incentives; Legitimacy; Shared water risk; Standards; Transnational water governance; Water disclosure; Water policy; Water stewardship

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84871447406     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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