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Environmental Management Accounting: Innovation or Managerial Fad?

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Implementing Environmental Management Accounting: Status and Challenges

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Rikhardsson, P., Bennett, M., Bouma, J.J., Schaltegger, S. (2005). Introduction. In: Rikhardsson, P.M., Bennett, M., Bouma, J.J., Schaltegger, S. (eds) Implementing Environmental Management Accounting: Status and Challenges. Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3373-7_1

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