Business Strategies and Climate Change
Business Strategies and Climate Change
This chapter, which explores the relationships between business strategies and climate change, presents a brief summary of the history of business action toward climate change. It then explores the current business sector reactions to climate change and investigates the reports and databases that survey initiatives from the business sector. The chapter also discusses the three sets of corporate responses, which include: The business sector investment in clean energy and low-emission technologies; actions taken toward carbon accounting, trading, and reporting; and political action and membership in associations or alliances active in dealing with the climate change issue. The chapter concludes by examining the numerous intricate and sometimes contradicting corporate responses to the current challenges in climate change.
Keywords: business sector, corporate responses, climate change
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