Ecolabel programmes: A stakeholder (consumer) perspective

Corporate Communications: An International Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-188

  D'Souza, Clare ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumers; Environmental management; Green marketing; Labelling; Market segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986169828     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280410551105     Document Type: Review

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