A three-dimensional framework to explore corporate sustainability activities in the mining industry: Current status and challenges ahead

Resources Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 101-115

  Fuisz Kehrbach, Sonja Katrin ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Corporate sustainability; Cross functional exchange; Mining industry; Multi dimensional framework; Sustainability reporting

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; MINERAL INDUSTRY;

CONTENT ANALYSIS; CORPORATE-SUSTAINABILITY; CROSS-FUNCTIONAL; MULTI DIMENSIONAL; SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HEALTH AND SAFETY; MINING INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84947127185     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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