Stakeholder Involvement in the Design of U.S. Voluntary Environmental Programs

Does Sponsorship Matter

Bibliographic Data

ID11326592
AuthorsJoann Carmin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Nicole Darnall (0000-0002-4260-6487, Arizona State University), Joao Loureiro Mil-Homens (Virginia Tech), Joao Mil‐Homens
Year2003
Volume31
Issue4
Pages527-543
Publication date2003-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy Studies Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1541-0072.00041
OpenAlexW2066318889
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited22

Voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) promise to provide firms and facilities additional flexibility in managing their environmental affairs while increasing internal efficiencies and improving their public image. Although stakeholder input is thought to improve program development, little is known about the extent that stakeholders are involved in the VEP design process. Based on a survey of 61 program managers, this research distinguishes between the intensity and diversity of stakeholder involvement and uses these two concepts to assess VEP development relative to government, industry, and third‐party sponsorship. Even in the absence of a mandate, all three sponsors include a variety of stakeholders in program design. Although there is evidence that collaborative relationships are developing between sponsors and a range of stakeholder groups, variations in the intensity of involvement among sponsors suggest that some stakeholders may have disproportionate levels of influence in the design of VEPs

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