Since environmental issues entered the global agenda, governments
have directing businesses towards sustainability. The term
"sustainability" is commonly associated with a firm's environmental
attentiveness, although there are two other areas in which
companies should be sustainable: social, to achieve an adequate
relationship and fluid communication with their stakeholders, and
economic, to accomplish transparent management and correct
distribution of the wealth that is generated. The growing demand
for corporate transparency encourages the publication of
sustainability or corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports,
providing information of a non-financial nature concerning the
social and environmental dimensions of business activity, namely
relations with local communities, the protection of human rights,
corporate governance, and adaptation to climate change. Being no
exception, and following the European agenda for sustainability
development, several governments have implemented tax measures that
promote sustainable consumption and production patterns to reduce
energy dependence on external sources and efficiently achieve
international targets, among others, within a context of neutrality
of the tax system. This is where environmental tax incentives come
in, underlying a paradigm shift. The relationship between tax
policy and environmental policy is seen by governments as an
opportunity to adjust the tax system to a more energy-efficient
economy in the use of resources. For instance, green tax incentives
motivate investors to invest in green properties, encouraging them
to opt for greener solutions. That is, tax incentives should be
viewed as a tool to empower taxpayers to change actions that may
reduce carbon emissions and contribute to sustainability. Taking on
Climate Change Through Green Taxation provides applied research on
increasing green tax literacy to build the capacity of companies to
adopt sustainable practices in favor of environmental protection,
to raise companies' awareness of sustainable reporting, and to
increase international discussion on the issue of environmental
taxation and its impact on more sustainable business decisions. Led
by business experts with over 20 years of experience, this book
will cover topics such as corporate social responsibility,
environmental tax management, and sustainable tax policy. This
resource is ideal for policymakers, corporate governance and social
responsibility professionals, and researchers interested in
taxation, accounting, auditing, finance, corporate governance, and
corporate social responsibility.
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