Myths and realities of business environmentalism
Subtitle: good works, good business or greenwash?
By: Kurt A Strasser
Series: New horizons in environmental and energy law; New horizons in environmental and energy law
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cheltenham [England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781849800662
Subjects: Environmentalism; Management; Environmental protection; Social responsibility of business
Description: 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.
Notes: Originally presented as "Beyond Public Regulation: Pursuing Sustainability with Private Governance and Commitment", Second Gilhuis Lecture on the Future of Environmental Law, Tilburg University, 14 May 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Business Environmentalism: What are Companies Doing and How is it Working?; title: Why Business Environmentalism is Important to Environmental Policy; title: 'New Governance' Theory and Business Environmentalism; title: Supporting Environmental Management Systems with Regulatory Rewards; title: Regulating Information About Business Environmentalism; title: Business Environmentalism and Climate Change- the Elephant in the Room.