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010			_a2014-012941
020			_a9781107034822 (hardback)
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050			_aHF5387 _b.B679 2014
082			_a174.4 _bBOW [ Shelf 16 ]
100			_aBowen, Frances, _d 1973-
245			_aAfter greenwashing : _bsymbolic corporate environmentalism and society / _cFrances Bowen, Queen Mary, University of London.
263			_a1407
264			_aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_apages cm.
300			_axiv, 295p; 23cm
490			_aOrganizations and the natural environment
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aMachine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. After greenwashing; 3. Perspectives on symbolic corporate environmentalism; 4. Drivers and consequences of symbolic corporate environmentalism; 5. Study 1: symbolic gaps in environmental strategies; 6. Study 2: pollution control technology and the production of symbolic capital; 7. Study 3: the evolution of measurement and performance standards; 8. Measurement and methods; 9. Implications and conclusions; Notes; References; Index.
520			_a"Businesses promote their environmental awareness through green buildings, eco-labels, sustainability reports, industry pledges and clean technologies. When are these symbols wasteful corporate spin, and when do they signal authentic environmental improvements? Based on twenty years of research, three rich case studies, a strong theoretical model and a range of practical applications, this book provides the first systematic analysis of the drivers and consequences of symbolic corporate environmentalism. It addresses the indirect cost of companies' symbolic actions and develops a new concept of the 'social energy penalty' - the cost to society when powerful corporate actors limit the social conversation on environmental problems and their solutions. This thoughtful book develops a set of tools for researchers, regulators and managers to separate useful environmental information from empty corporate spin, and will appeal to researchers and students of corporate responsibility, corporate environmental strategy and sustainable business, as well as environmental practitioners"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Businesses are eager to promote their environmental awareness through green buildings, eco-labels, sustainability reports, industry pledges and clean technologies. When are these symbols wasteful corporate spin, and when do they signal authentic environmental improvements? Based on 20 years of research, three rich case studies, a strong theoretical model and a range of practical applications, this book provides the first systematic analysis of the drivers and consequences of symbolic corporate environmentalism. It addresses the indirect cost of companies' symbolic actions and develops a new concept of the "social energy penalty" - the cost to society when powerful corporate actors limit the social conversation on environmental problems and their solutions. This thoughtful book develops a set of tools for researchers, regulators and managers to separate useful environmental information from empty corporate spin, and will appeal to researchers and students of corporate responsibility, corporate environmental strategy and sustainable business, as well as environmental practitioners"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650			_aBusiness ethics.
650			_aCorporations _x Environmental aspects.
650			_aIndustrial management _x Environmental aspects.
650			_aEnvironmental policy.
650			_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics. _2 bisacsh
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