Political Science Environmental Policy
Corporate Social Responsibility and the State
International Approaches to Forest Co-Regulation
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2011
- Category
- Environmental Policy, Government & Business, Natural Resources, Forests & Rainforests, Sustainable Development
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774820332
- Publish Date
- May 2011
- List Price
- $95.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774820349
- Publish Date
- Jan 2012
- List Price
- $34.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774820356
- Publish Date
- May 2011
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
Public concern about worsening global environmental and social conditions has led to skepticism about the efficacy of voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, and to pressure for governmental CSR engagement. One of the first studies to investigate the role of the state in CSR, this book provides insight into the new governance model of private-public co-regulation emerging around the globe. Examining forest certification in Canada, the US, and Sweden, Lister draws on extensive interviews with experts to offer unique evidence on CSR governance, ultimately arguing the importance of CSR as a supplement to rather than a substitute for state regulation.
About the author
Jane Lister, a Senior Research Fellow at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, is a sustainability practitioner.
