Environmental, social and governance reporting in China

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 303-317

  Weber, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Corporate social responsibility; Environmental disclosure; ESG reporting; Financial performance; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FINANCIAL MARKET; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; OWNERSHIP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; STAKEHOLDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCK MARKET;

CHINA;

EID: 84905000154     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1785     Document Type: Article

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