Responsible Care

• Author : Jean Bélanger,Maria Topalovic,Joanne West
• Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
• Release : 19 December 2013

Responsible Care – A Case Study is the first book of its kind to provide insight into the development and evolution of Responsible Care and its influence of societal outcomes on the basis of case studies. It provides readers in industry, government, and academia with the principles and innovative thinking associated with the Responsible Care ethic as a means to promote and implement such advanced concepts in their own institution. The book is not only a teaching aid for university curriculum,

• Author : Khai Ern Lee
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 23 January 2020

With the introduction of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations General Assembly in 25 September 2015, UN agencies, member states and stakeholders have begun to focus on the adoption and implementation of these strategies in realization of 17 Sustainable Development Goals. To work toward sustainability, strategic measures to encourage stakeholders to contribute to the goals of the 2030 agenda are needed. In recognition of these efforts, this book is produced to compile research concepts and approaches for the area of sustainability

• Author : Ronie Garcia-Johnson
• Publisher : Mit Press
• Release : 07 June 2023

Exporting Environmentalism is the first book to examine industry's transnational promotion of environmental ideas and practices.

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : IIED
• Release : 07 June 2023

• Author : Philip Wexler,Jan van der Kolk,Asish Mohapatra,Ravi Agarwal
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 09 August 2011

The past 40 years have seen a phenomenal growth in globally oriented public and private initiatives related to chemical and environmental issues. The groundbreaking 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm was the event responsible for initiating framework for global environmental policies, including those addressing chemical safety. It gave rise to the first World Environment Day and the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme, leading the way to the acknowledgement that sustainable development is the most logical

• Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
• Publisher : National Academies Press
• Release : 08 March 2007

Biological threats like SARS and natural disasters like the tsunami in Indonesia have devastated entire regions, and quickly exhausted budgetary resources. As the field of environmental health continues to evolve, scientists and others must focus on gaining a better understanding of the links between human health and various environmental factors, and on creating new paradigms and partnerships needed to address these complex environmental health challenges facing society. Global Environmental Health in the 21st Century: From Governmental Regulations to Corporate Social

• Author : Scott J. Callan,Janet M. Thomas
• Publisher : Cengage Learning
• Release : 25 June 2013

Provides an applied, practical approach to environmental economic theory that is accessible to students who have had minimal exposure to economics as well as those with an advanced understanding. With a strong focus on policy and real-world issues, Callan/Thomas's ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT: THEORY, POLICY AND APPLICATIONS, Fifth Edition, complements economic theory with timely, real-world applications. Undergraduate or MBA students gain a clear perspective of the relationship between market activity and the environment. This text integrates a strong business

• Author : Thomas Hale,David Held
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 12 February 2018

When we speak of global governance today, we no longer mean simply state-to-state diplomacy, international treaties, or intergovernmental organizations like the United Nations. Alongside these ‘traditional' elements of global politics are a host of new institutions ranging from global networks of governmental officials, to private codes of conduct for corporations, to action-oriented partnerships of NGOs, governments, corporations, and other actors. These innovative mechanisms offer intriguing solutions to pressing transnational challenges as diverse as climate change, financial governance, workers' rights, and

• Author : Brij Nino Kumar,Horst Steinmann
• Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
• Release : 19 May 2015

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
• Release : 07 June 1998

This publication provides a broad perspective of voluntary codes, discussing what they can & cannot do, stressing the need for government regulations. It discusses the range & different types of industry codes & the ultimate role of companies in implementing them. It also outlines the five critical aspects for making voluntary codes effective in improving industry's environmental performance & illustrates how each can be phased in over time as experience is gained & resources permit.

• Author : Michael L. Barnett
• Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Release : 07 June 2023

In business, does it pay to be good? Drawing from two decades of published conceptual and empirical scholarship, this book outlines the mechanisms of the business case for corporate social responsibility and demonstrates the conditions that cause good corporate acts to succeed, or fail, in turning a profit. Central to the explanation is the role of stakeholders, who are portrayed as agents who can turn corporate “good into gold” but lack the capacity to do so consistently. This book takes

• Author : Cary Coglianese,Jennifer Nash
• Publisher : Resources for the Future
• Release : 07 June 2023

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

• Author : OECD
• Publisher : OECD Publishing
• Release : 18 June 2003

This report assesses the use of voluntary approaches by building on a number of new case studies and an extensive search of the available literature.

• Author : Robert B. Gibson
• Publisher : University of Toronto Press
• Release : 01 January 1999

"The diverse range of authors highlight the inherent complexities and controversial nature of the use of corporate voluntary initiatives for environmental improvements. This is an excellent reference book." - Dianne Humphries, Pollution Probe

• Author : Mark Starik,Sanjay Sharma,Carolyn Egri,Rick Bunch
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 24 October 2017

Environmental sustainability practice and research have advanced over the past decade from novelty to near-mainstream status today. During this environmentally critical time period, sustainability practitioner techniques, such as environmental, energy and social auditing, other sustainability information and related systems, and a wide variety of environmental sustainability approaches have been developed, improved and institutionalised, advancing both the practice and research of environmental sustainability management and policy. However, academics and practitioners in the sustainability field still have widely differing perspectives on what