Corporate environmental and climate change disclosures: Empirical evidence from bangladesh

Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 145-167

  Belal, Ataur Rahman ^a   Kabir, Rezaul ^a   Cooper, Stuart ^a   Dey, Prasanta ^a   Khan, Niaz Ahmed ^b   Rahman, Taiabur ^b   Ali, Mohobbot ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Climate change disclosures; Corporate environmental disclosures; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877834762     PISSN: 14793563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1479-3563     Document Type: Article

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