Sustainability indices in emerging markets: impact on responsible practices and financial market development

Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 318-337

  Vives, Antonio ^a   Wadhwa, Baljit ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b Global Environmental Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; corporate social responsibility; emerging markets; financial markets; socially responsible investment; stock exchanges; sustainability; sustainability indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013360982     PISSN: 20430795     EISSN: 20430809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20430795.2012.715578     Document Type: Article

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