Title: Myths and realities of business environmentalism : good works, good business or greenwash? /
Authors: Strasser, Kurt A.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub.,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Environmentalism; Environmental protection Management; Social responsibility of business.
Abstract: 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.
Contents: Business Environmentalism: What are Companies Doing and How is it Working? -- Why Business Environmentalism is Important to Environmental Policy -- 'New Governance' Theory and Business Environmentalism -- Supporting Environmental Management Systems with Regulatory Rewards -- Regulating Information About Business Environmentalism -- Business Environmentalism and Climate Change- the Elephant in the Room.