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Corporate sustainability ratings: an investigation into how corporations use the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

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Authors: Searcy, C., & Elkhawas, D.
Affiliations: Toronto Metropolitan University (CA)
Corresponding author: Searcy, Cory
ORCID: Searcy, Cory
Venue: Journal of Cleaner Production
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2012-11
Volume: 35
Pages: 79-92
ISSN: 0959-6526 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.05.022
OpenAlex: W2089325011
Cited by: 245
References: 77
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 12
FWCI: 29.32
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Cleaner Production (publishedVersion)
Funders: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Sustainability and Innovation in Business
Keywords: Dow Jones Sustainability Index, corporate sustainability ratings, sustainability index, Canadian firms, sustainability reporting, sustainability rating agencies, corporate transparency, stakeholder engagement

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