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Sustainability reporting: The role of “Search”, “Experience” and “Credence” information

Breeda ComynsEuromed Management, Rue Antoine BourdelleDomaine de Luminy BP 92 13 288 Marseille Cedex 9France
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Frank FiggeEuromed Management, Rue Antoine BourdelleDomaine de Luminy BP 92 13 288 Marseille Cedex 9France
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Tobias HahnEuromed Management, Rue Antoine BourdelleDomaine de Luminy BP 92 13 288 Marseille Cedex 9France
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Ralf BarkemeyerUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
Pages 231-243 | Received 28 Nov 2012, Accepted 12 Apr 2013, Published online: 28 Feb 2019

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