Green practices and financial performance: A global outlook

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 147, Issue , 2017, Pages 340-351

  Miroshnychenko, Ivan ^a   Barontini, Roberto ^a   Testa, Francesco ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Financial performance; Green product; Green supply chain management; ISO 14001; Pollution prevention

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FINANCE; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; GREEN PRODUCTS; GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; ISO 14001; POLLUTION PREVENTION;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85013630119     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.058     Document Type: Article

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