Responsible property investing in canada: Factoring both environmental and social impacts in the canadian real estate market

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 92, Issue SUPPL 1, 2010, Pages 99-115

  Hebb, Tessa ^a   Hamilton, Ashley ^b   Hachigian, Heather ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Shareholder Association for Research and Education   (Canada)

Author keywords

Esg standards; Green buildings; Real estate; Responsible investment; Responsible property investment (RPI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894245861     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0636-5     Document Type: Article

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