International Business and Global Climate Change

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"Climate change has become an important topic on the business agenda with strong pressure being placed on companies to respond and contribute to finding solutions to this urgent problem. This text provides a comprehensive analysis of international business responses to global climate change and climate change policy. Embedded in relevant management literature, this book gives a concise treatment of developments in policy and business activity on global, regional and national levels, using examples and systematic data from a large number of international companies. The first part outlines the international climate policy landscape and voluntary initiatives taken by companies, both alone and together with others. The second part examines companies' strategies, covering innovation for climate change, as well as compensation via emissions trading and carbon offsetting."--Book cover.

subjects: Economic aspects,  Environmental aspects of International business enterprises,  Economic aspects of Climatic changes,  Environmental aspects,  International business enterprises,  Climatic changes,  Environmental policy,  Economic aspects of Environmental policy,  Social responsibility of business,  Business ethics,  Corporate governance,  Environmental management,  Entreprises multinationales,  Aspect de l'environnement,  Climat,  Changements,  Aspect économique,  Environnement,  Politique gouvernementale,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,  Development,  Sustainable Development,  Klimatförändringar,  Miljöledning,  Miljöpolitik,  International business enterprises--environmental aspects,  Climatic changes--economic aspects,  Environmental policy--economic aspects,  Hd2755.5 .p56 2009,  658.4/083,  Environmental policy, economic aspects