Sustainability Practices and Corporate Financial Performance: A Study Based on the Top Global Corporations

Sustainability is concerned with the impact of present actions on the ecosystems, societies, and environments of the future. Such concerns should be reflected in the strategic planning of sustainable corporations. Strategic intentions of this nature are operationalized through the adoption of a long...

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Authors: Ameer, Rashid (Author) ; Othman, Radiah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2012
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 108, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-79
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Sustainability
B Diversity
B Performance
B Environment (Art)
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