Voluntary Disclosures of Emissions by US Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 145-158

  Stanny, Elizabeth ^a  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Emissions; Environmental; Legitimacy; Reporting; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; STAKEHOLDER; TREND ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874193411     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1732     Document Type: Article

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