The concept of global performance is used in managerial literature in order to assess companies' implementation of sustainable development. It refers to an holistic conception of performance. In this this paper we intend to confront the theoretical representation of a balanced integration of...

Abstract: Social requirements concerning corporate social responsibility focus on transparency and harmlessness of firm activities: a factory or a quarry must be invisible, odorless, and silent. Firms must show that they respect those requirements in order to gain legitimacy. They must change...

Social requirements concerning corporate social responsibility focus on transparency and harmlessness of firm activities : a factory or a quarry must be invisible, odorless, and silent. Firms must show that they respect those requirements in order to gain legitimacy. They must change...

The concept of "global performance" is used to represent the corporation participation in sustainable development. It is a part of CSR management control system ; it enlarges boundaries of this control and covers a wider range of issues. In theory, it supposes a balanced integration of economic,...

China uses more than 60 percent of coal in its energy mix. This heavy reliance has strong environmental consequences notably with SO2 and CO2 emissions for which China is the world first emitter. This already has tremendous implications on a local, regional and global scale. Therefore, there is...