Myths and realities of business environmentalism : good works, good business or greenwash? / Kurt A Strasser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strasser, Kurt A.

Series:

New horizons in environmental and energy law.

New horizons in environmental and energy law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism.

Environmental protection--Management.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham [England] : Edward Elgar Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many businesses profess to be voluntarily taking steps to protect the environment, and going beyond compliance with environmental regulations to do so. Kurt Strasser evaluates these claims in this timely and cutting-edge inquiry. The author begins by analyzing whether firms with business environmentalism programs have better environmental performance records than others. He finds that the record is mixed and complex. Yet these kinds of programs are important, he argues, even if to date they have been only partially successful. He goes on to explore what policies should be adopted to promote an

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction; 2: Business environmentalism: what are companies doing and how is it working?; 3: Why business environmentalism is important to environmental policy; 4: 'New governance' theory and business environmentalism; 5: Supporting environmental management systems with regulatory rewards; 6: Regulating information about business environmentalism; 7: Business environmentalism and climate change - the elephant in the room; 8: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-22099-7

9786613220998

0-85793-318-3

OCLC:

742333357