Carbon emission reduction: The impact on the financial and operational performance of international companies

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 149-159

  Gallego Álvarez, Isabel ^a   Segura, Liliane ^b   Martínez Ferrero, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon emission reduction; DJSI; Financial crisis; Panel data methodology; Performance; Sales growth

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FINANCE; GLOBAL WARMING; SALES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS; DJSI; FINANCIAL CRISIS; PANEL DATA; PERFORMANCE; SALES GROWTH;

EMISSION CONTROL;

EID: 84953318544     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.047     Document Type: Article

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