Comparing the Climate Change Actions, Targets and Performance of UK and US Retailers

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 129-139

  Sullivan, Rory ^a   Gouldson, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporations; GHG emissions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969504981     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.1364     Document Type: Article

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