Voluntary Environmental Programs - A Policy Perspective (Hardcover)

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. Environmental improvements on the part of industry often result from government regulations that command certain action on the part of industry and then control how well they perform. An alternative approach is Voluntary Environmental Agreements (VEA), where firms voluntarily commit to make certain environmental improvements individually, as part of an industry association, or under the guidance of a government entity. For example, many new initiatives targeted towards climate change originate from companies that voluntarily commit to reduce their carbon output or "footprint." Voluntary Environmental Programs (VEP) provides an overview of current research on 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 monitors compliance of participants. This current work examines how a firm's environmental performance over time compares with VEP commitments. This book also discusses the particular considerations for VEPs in developing countries, where information flows and regulatory oversight capacities differ from the U.S.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Public Policy
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	December 2009
Editors:	Peter DeLeon • Jorge E. Rivera
Contributors:	Allen Blackman • Aseem Prakash • Charles Koerber • Cody Jones • Darnell • David Ervin • Dinah A. Koehler • Irene Henriques
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-3322-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration
LSN:	0-7391-3322-5
Barcode:	9780739133224

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