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Environmental Initiatives (environmental + initiative)
Selected AbstractsEnvironmental indicators of transition,ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE, Issue 2 2002Nobuko Ichikawa This paper uses a range of environmental indicators in order to assess the progress being made in addressing environmental transition challenges within the EBRD's 26 countries of operation. [In 2001, FR Yugoslavia joined the EBRD's member countries. As of February 2002, the EBRD's countries of operation are 27 countries.] The assessment is based on a survey carried out in summer 2000 among environment ministries in the region, which aimed to obtain information about economic/environmental interactions, environmental quality changes and developments in policy, institutional capacities and public participation. The paper evaluates the various national responses to the region's environmental problems. This includes an examination of environmental policy developments, frameworks for establishing environmental liability and systems of environmental funds. The final section looks at the development of public environmental initiatives and non-governmental organizations. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment. [source] Exelon engages employees in climate-change challengeGLOBAL BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE, Issue 3 2010Howard N. Karesh Exelon Corporation, one of the first U.S. utilities to advocate for federal climate-change legislation, has moved into uncharted territory as it seeks to fully engage employees in its ambitious goal for significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and its roadmap to a low-carbon future. Despite a multipronged internal communications program, enterprise-level efforts did not sustain the employee enthusiasm that accompanied the July 2008 launch of the Exelon 2020 low-carbon roadmap, and the company went back to the drawing board. The Exelon 2020 Engagement Team,this time rechartered around action rather than conversation about employee environmental initiatives,has driven a second round of efforts. The early success of an employee film festival, a contest around at-home energy conservation, and empowering local green councils to run with the ball has fueled cautious optimism that employees are finally jumping aboard. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source] THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS: A CRITICAL REVIEWJOURNAL OF ECONOMIC SURVEYS, Issue 3 2009Esther Blanco Abstract New trends in studies on the governance of natural assets include substantial consideration of the role of voluntary initiatives. A traditional economic view states that there is a trade-off between being green and being competitive. According to that view, no voluntary environmental action is expected to occur. To undertake an in-depth analysis of the scope for voluntary action, this paper reviews empirical literature that analyzes the relationship between manufacturing firms' environmental initiatives or performance and economic results. This review moves beyond the general test of the ,pay to be green' hypothesis, preferring instead to systematize empirical results in more specific research questions. Empirical findings of the reviewed literature generally support that there is no penalty for being green. In addition, the typology of firms, the methods utilized for implementing environmental initiatives, the intensity of abatement efforts and stockholders' valuation of green firms have all been shown to have a sizeable influence on the actual economic results of environmental action or management. Consequently, the findings of this paper challenge the traditional strategic theory that predicts widespread free-riding; it holds major implications for environmental policy-making and environmental business decisions. [source] Voluntary environmental initiatives: ISO14001 certified organisations in SingaporeASIA PACIFIC VIEWPOINT, Issue 3 2000Sanjeev Singh The value of environmental regulation through command and control measures has been questioned because of inflexibility and high cost. Voluntary environmental initiatives have been proposed as an alternative approach to save costs, overcome problems of inadequate enforcement and monitoring and to take advantage of the environmental leadership of transnational corporations (TNCs). Amongst voluntary environmental initiatives certified environmental management system standards have so far had most impact in Singapore and the rest of Southeast Asia. This paper investigates the environmental policy statements of 52 ISO14001 certified organisations in Singapore and shows that the environmental commitments being made are no substitute for traditional environmental regulations. [source] Environmental motivations: a classification scheme and its impact on environmental strategies and practicesBUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Issue 7 2009Antony Paulraj Abstract Ecological deterioration has significantly changed the role of businesses in society and the way they are perceived. In fact, consumers are more aware of environmental issues and are demanding that the businesses take appropriate action in preserving the environment. Extant research suggests that stringent regulations had been instrumental to the timing and direction of many firms' responses to environmental preservation. In addition to these legislative requirements, firms also adopt ecologically responsive practices for various other reasons. Therefore, understanding the different motivations of environmental initiatives is pertinent. Additionally, it is also important to determine whether environmental strategies and practices differ significantly across firms with different motivations. With the above ambition in mind, this manuscript addresses the crucial issues related to corporate environmental strategy through the development of an empirical taxonomy of environmental motivations and the subsequent testing of any significant differences in corporate environmental strategy and green practices across the clusters. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. [source] Strategic inter-organizational environmentalism in the US: A multi-sectoral perspective of alternating eco-policy roles,BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Issue 4 2002Mark Starik During the last several decades, numerous policies and programs intended to advance environmental goals have been formulated in the US by governmental bodies and implemented by businesses and nongovernmental organizations. This article forwards a multi-sectoral perspective that business and nonprofit organizations have also been significantly involved in environmental policy and program formulation, as well as implementation, and that governments have also fulfilled the latter strategic role in US environmental policy. In this article, nine US environmental initiatives are described and categorized according to which of the three sectors' organizations were significant formulators of the programs and which were significant implementors. Implications for future research include investigation of other environmental dyadic program combinations in addition to those presented, extension of the present analysis beyond dyads into environmental policy networks, inclusion of the strategic environmental program evaluation stage to complement formulation and implementation and exploration of effectiveness variables in cross-sectoral, inter-organizational collaborations. Implications for educators and practitioners are also presented. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment. [source] | |||||||||||||