International Business and Global Climate Change
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 29, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780415415538
Subjects: International business; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Business Ethics; Business & Economics / Business Ethics; Environmental; International - General
Description: "Climate change has become an important topic on the business agenda with strong pressure being placed on companies to respond and contribute to finding solutions to this urgent problem. This text provides a comprehensive analysis of international business responses to global climate change and climate change policy. Embedded in relevant management literature, this book gives a concise treatment of developments in policy and business activity on global, regional and national levels, using examples and systematic data from a large number of international companies. The first part outlines the international climate policy landscape and voluntary initiatives taken by companies, both alone and together with others. The second part examines companies' strategies, covering innovation for climate change, as well as compensation via emissions trading and carbon offsetting."--Book cover.