Assurance practice in sustainability reporting

Sustainability Accounting and Accountability

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 168-183

  Owen, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84911074232     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203815281     Document Type: Chapter

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