... of the assurance reports of French companies. Have the reports evolved as a result of the standardization and regulation of the audit? Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal study has been carried out on French companies publishing CSR reports and their sustainability information has been checked...

...Delphine Gibassier Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to further elaborate on the topic of standardization bodies and standards “wars” within the “market for virtue” (Vogel, 2005). This paper is a commentary on the paper by Zinenko et al. (2015) who analyze the fit between different...

... on a survey of large German companies and publicly available data, this paper tests the influence of corporate sustainability networks, indices, standards and the awareness of sustainability management tools on their application in corporate practice. Findings – A particularly strong positive relation...

... Publishing Limited 2013 --> Collaborative governance Corporate social responsibility Private regulation Public policy Regulation Standards Sustainable development Voluntary standards Article Type: 2012 Awards for Excellence From: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy...

...Malcolm McIntosh; Vesselin Popovski; Masaru Yarime; Jem Bendell; Anthony Miller; Katharina Wortmann Purpose This paper seeks to provide an overview and context for the emerging field of public policies for scaling voluntary standards, or private regulations, on the social and environmental...