A comparative analysis of the anti-Apartheid and fossil fuel divestment campaigns

Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 64-81

  Hunt, Chelsie ^a   Weber, Olaf ^a   Dordi, Truzaar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apartheid; divestment; Fossil fuels; socially responsible investments; stranded assets

Indexed keywords

EID: 85049011540     PISSN: 20430795     EISSN: 20430809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20430795.2016.1202641     Document Type: Article

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