Voluntary Environmental Programs
A Canadian Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6330563 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irène Henriques (0000-0002-6953-9982, York University), Perry Sadorsky (0000-0002-1718-6732, York University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 143-166 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2007.00257.x |
| OpenAlex | W2136916265 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 39 |
In light of the increasing number of environmental problems necessitating government's attention and the limited scope and budget for addressing these issues, environmental protection has, and continues to evolve as more flexible approaches to regulation are being sought and embraced by governments throughout the world. Voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) are a pragmatic response by both governments and business to find a more flexible way to protect the environment. We discuss the theoretical motivations for firms to adopt VEPs in general and examine Canada's experience with three types of VEPs, public, negotiated, and unilateral agreements, to assess whether the motivating factors are present. We then argue that the institutional, political, and regulatory framework governing environmental policy in Canada does not provide the conditions necessary to effectively promote superior corporate environmental protection across jurisdictions. Despite the lack of government‐directed VEPs, there has been considerable interest by both the private sector and civil society who have taken the lead by developing unilateral agreements. Using existing literature and our current research, we examine the factors that motivate firms in Canada to participate in unilateral agreements and the characteristics of firms with the higher environmental performance and suggest some policy implications
Business · Civil society · Economics · Environmental policy · Environmental resource management · Government (linguistics · Management · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public relations · Scope (computer science · Turnover · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Regulation and Compliance Studies · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
Corporate Environmentalism and Public Policy
Non‐Mandatory Approaches to Environmental Protection
Stakeholder Influence Strategies
Industry Self-Regulation Without Sanctions
Business Ethics
Effects of "Best Practices" of Environmental Management on Cost Advantage
A Natural-Resource-Based View of the Firm
Stakeholder influences on sustainability practices in the Canadian forest products industry
EPA's Voluntary 33/50 Program
A Stakeholder Framework for Analyzing and Evaluating Corporate Social Performance
The Determinants of an Environmentally Responsive Firm
Creating sustainable value
Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience
Canadian Environmental Policy
Is Cooperation the Answer? Canadian Environmental Enforcement in Comparative Context
Regulating from the Inside
Assessing a voluntary environmental initiative in the developing world
The Regulation Dilemma
Participation and Environmental Policy in Canada and the United States
Environmentalism in One Country
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2022 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |