Composite indicator for measuring corporate sustainability

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 612-623

  Dočekalová, Marie Pavláková ^a   Kocmanová, Alena ^a  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Complex Performance Indicator; Composite indicator; Corporate sustainability; Non financial indicators

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AGGREGATED INFORMATION; COMPOSITE INDICATORS; CORPORATE PERFORMANCE; CORPORATE-SUSTAINABILITY; FINANCIAL INDICATOR; INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE; KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS;

BENCHMARKING;

BENCHMARKING; BUSINESS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84949669344     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.012     Document Type: Article

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