Climate change accounting and the Australian mining industry: Exploring the links between corporate disclosure and the generation of legitimacy

Pellegrino, Catherine; Lodhia, Sumit

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.02.022

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Climate change accounting and the Australian mining industry: Exploring the links between corporate disclosure and the generation of legitimacy

Pellegrino, Catherine, Lodhia, Sumit·2012·Journal of Cleaner Production

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Authors: Pellegrino, C., & Lodhia, S.
Affiliations: Australian National University (AU)
University of South Australia (AU)
Corresponding author: Lodhia, Sumit
ORCID: Lodhia, Sumit
Venue: Journal of Cleaner Production
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2012-11
Volume: 36
Pages: 68-82
ISSN: 0959-6526 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.02.022
OpenAlex: W2038545930
Cited by: 207
References: 89
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Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Cleaner Production (publishedVersion)
Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Mining and Resource Management
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
Keywords: climate change accounting, corporate disclosure, legitimacy theory, social license to operate, Australian mining industry, environmental disclosure, communication media, stakeholders

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