The 'standardization' of sustainability reporting

Sustainability Accounting and Accountability

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 70-85

  Adams, Carol ^a   Narayanan, Venkat ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84911066271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203815281     Document Type: Chapter

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