Developing an assurance standard for carbon emissions disclosures

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 17, Issue 42, 2007, Pages 37-47

  Simnett, Roger ^a   Nugent, Michael ^a  

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EID: 84977530513     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2007.tb00441.x     Document Type: Note

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