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Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Policy Perspective (studies In Public Policy) by deLeon, Peter; Rivera, Jorge E.; Blackman, Allen; Prakash, Aseem; Koerber, Charles; Jones, Cody; Darnell, Darnell; Ervin, David; Koehler, Dinah A.; Henriques, Irene; Montiel, Ivan; Maxwell, John W.; Riviera, Jorge; Manderino, Laurie; Khanna, Madhu; Delmas, Magali; Potoski, Matthew; Koss, Patricia; Sadorsky, Perry; Leon, Peter de; Lyon, Thomas P.; Sides, Sides is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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vi, 308 p. : 24 cm "Protecting the environment is often not the primary objective of businesses. As the world has become more environmentally aware, the necessity of environmental regulations becomes apparent. Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Policy Perspective examines different approaches to environmental protection in business. Typically, environmental improvements on the part of industry result from government regulations that command certain action from industry and then control how well it performs. An alternative approach is voluntary environmental agreements, where firms voluntarily commit to make certain environmental improvements individually, as part of an industry association, or under the guidance ofa government entity. For example, many new initiatives targeting climate change originate from companies that voluntarily commit to reduce their carbon output or "footprint."" "Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Policy Perspective provides an overview of current research on such programs, also known as VEPs, looking at issues such as what motivates firms to participate, how a VEP structure affects a company's efficiency and credibility with stakeholders, and who monitor

Author

deLeon, Peter; Rivera, Jorge E.; Blackman, Allen; Prakash, Aseem; Koerber, Charles; Jones, Cody; Darnell, Darnell; Ervin, David; Koehler, Dinah A.; Henriques, Irene; Montiel, Ivan; Maxwell, John W.; Riviera, Jorge; Manderino, Laurie; Khanna, Madhu; Delmas, Magali; Potoski, Matthew; Koss, Patricia; Sadorsky, Perry; Leon, Peter de; Lyon, Thomas P.; Sides, Sides

Publisher

Lanham : Lexington Books

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780739133224

Subjects

Economics, Business