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Book SynopsisAims to present research concerning the strategic importance of environmental concerns within the multinational firm, and to explore the implications of corporate environmental strategy on public policy. This book is useful to students and decision-makers interested in the changing role of multinational enterprises in the global economy.
Table of ContentsMultinationals, environment and global competition: a conceptual framework; Degree of internationalization and environmental performance: evidence from US multinationals; Environmental strategy choice and financial profitability: differences between multinationals and domestic firms in Belgium; Environmental aspects of Danish foreign direct investment in developing countries: the role of home country factors in shaping the global environmental practices of Danish multinationals; Internationalization and environmental reporting: the green face of the world's leading multinationals; Environmental self-regulation in the global economy: the role of firm capabilities; Multinationals, NGOs and regulation: Greenpeace and the global phase out of chlorine bleaching; Multinationals and global climate change: issues for the automotive and oil industries; Multinationals, the environment and the WTO: issues in the environmental goods and services sector and in climate change mitigation.
