Histories of and rationales for sustainability reporting

Sustainability Accounting and Accountability

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 57-69

  Buhr, Nola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 84911086548     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203815281     Document Type: Chapter

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