Diffusion of sustainability reporting in universities: Current situation and future perspectives

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 106, Issue , 2015, Pages 144-154

  Alonso Almeida, María Del Mar ^a   Marimon, Frederic ^b   Casani, Fernando ^a   Rodriguez Pomeda, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Sustainability reporting; Sustainable development model; University

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; PLANNING;

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY REPORT; SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING; SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES; UNIVERSITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84938205933     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.008     Document Type: Article

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