Green IT practice disclosure: An examination of corporate sustainability reporting in IT sector

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 145-164

  Deng, Qi ^a   Ji, Shaobo ^a   Wang, Yun ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate sustainability report; Disclosure; Green IT; Practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021832777     PISSN: 1477996X     EISSN: 17588871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JICES-12-2016-0046     Document Type: Article

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