Environmental management and auditing systems: The reality of environmental self-regulation

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 916-928

  Watson, Michael ^a   Emery, Anthony R T ^a  

^a BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditing; Environmental regulations; Law; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993017499     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900410549439     Document Type: Review

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