Good Cop/Bad Cop : Environmental NGOs and their Strategies toward Business /

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play an increasingly prominent role in addressing complex environmental issues such as climate change, persistent bio-accumulative pollutants, and the conservation of biodiversity. At the same time, the landscape in which they operate is changing rapidly. Market...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lyon, Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Temas:
Non-governmental organizations > Environmental aspects.
Non-governmental organizations > Social aspects.
Corporations > Environmental aspects.
Social responsibility of business.
Public-private sector cooperation.
Nongovernmental organizations > Environmental aspects.
Nongovernmental organizations > Social aspects.
Organisations non gouvernementales > Aspect de l'environnement.
Organisations non gouvernementales > Aspect social.
Sociétés > Aspect de l'environnement.
Entreprises > Responsabilité sociale.
Partenariat public-privé.
Corporations > Environmental aspects
Public-private sector cooperation
Social responsibility of business
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play an increasingly prominent role in addressing complex environmental issues such as climate change, persistent bio-accumulative pollutants, and the conservation of biodiversity. At the same time, the landscape in which they operate is changing rapidly. Markets, and direct engagement with industry, rather than traditional government regulation, are often the tools of choice for NGOs seeking to change corporate behavior today. Yet these new strategies are poorly understood-by business, academics, and NGOs themselves.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (302 pages)
ISBN:9781136524660
1136524665

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