Consumption, Production and the Environment

OECD has long been examining policies to reduce the environmental impacts of consumption and production. It addresses household consumption, public procurement, environmental policy and corporate behaviour and technological innovation (more …).

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Promoting Sustainable Consumption

21-Mar-2008

As a contribution to the UN Marrakech Process on Sustainable Consumption and Production, the OECD has identified effective government approaches for using various tools (regulations, taxes, labeling, education) to promote the sustainability of consumption in economic, environmental and social terms.

Business and the Environment

10-Apr-2007

This book summarises the results of an OECD project which collected and analysed data from the business sector on their motivations and decision-making processes relating to the environment.

Environmental Policy and Corporate Behaviour

14-Mar-2007

For the last 30 years, analysis of the inner workings of the firm has been largely absent from economic assessments of environmental policy. Recent work has highlighted the importance of understanding a firm’s commercial motivations, decision-making procedures and organizational structure when designing and implementing public environmental policies. Environmental Policy and Corporate Behaviour responds to this need, investigating the many internal challenges faced by firms seeking to implement new policies and achieve significant and long-lasting environmental progress.

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Business and the Environment

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Environmental Policy And Corporate Behaviour

Environmental Policy And Corporate Behaviour