Enhancing Global Competitiveness through Sustainable Environmental Stewardship (New Horizons in International Business series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848448740 ISBN 13: 9781848448742

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

It is apparent that environmental issues affect the livelihoods and well being of individuals, communities and businesses the world over. In that vein, this book examines the impact that climate change and other environmental factors have on business. The effect of climate change, while a significant factor, will influence business slowly, but inexorably. Executives should manage environmental risk at three levels: regulatory compliance, potential liability from industrial accidents, and pollutant release mitigation.Companies that are proactive in mitigating their exposure to climate-change risks will not only generate new profitable opportunities, but also gain competitive advantage over their rivals in a carbon-constrained future. Enhancing Global Competitiveness through Sustainable Environmental Stewardship provides frameworks for identifying how climate change might affect a business, and suggests strategy guidelines to manage the risks and seek opportunities.This seminal collection of research will be of particular interest to students and scholars of sustainability studies, business and management, and business professionals concerned with the role they will play in the changing and challenging times that lie ahead for business growth and environmental consciousness.

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Edited by Subhash C. Jain, University of Connecticut and Ben L. Kedia, University of Memphis, US

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1848448740
• ISBN 13: 9781848448742
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Jain Subhash C., Kedia Ben L.