A closer look at the 'Global Reporting Initiative' sustainability reporting as a tool to implement environmental and social policies: A worldwide sector analysis

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 318-335

  Del Mar Alonso Almeida, María ^a   Llach, Josep ^b   Marimon, Frederic ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Global reporting initiative; GRI; Management standard; Social reporting; Stakeholders; Sustainability; Sustainability reporting; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912002590     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.1318     Document Type: Article

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