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Book SynopsisEnvironmental issues have become increasingly important to companies, and therefore to their overall value, over recent years. Many major international companies now include environmental issues in their company reports. This text looks at the cost of financing enviromental change and issues.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements.
List of Abbreviations.
A Brief Introduction to the Environment
PART I A CHANGING WORLD
1 The Environment
Introduction
Climate change
Population growth
Water resources
Disappearing forests
Depletion of fish stocks
Industrial pollution
Sustainable development
The European Union
The Bellagio Principles
Conclusion
2 The Rapid Development of Environmental Law
Introduction
How US law is made
The EU legislative system
The development of environmental law
US law on the atmosphere
EU air pollution regulation
Water regulation in the US
EU water law
Contaminated land: the US perspective
EU contaminated land regulation
US waste regulation
EU waste regulation
Conclusion
3 Reputational Issues
Introduction
What is reputation?
Stakeholders
Making a corporate commitment
Reputation and shareholder activism
Reputation and strategic partnership
Reputation and the unthinkable
Conclusion
PART II THE CORPORATE RESPONSE
4 Environmental Accounting and Reporting
Introduction
The emergence of environmental accounting
Environmental issues in financial accounting
Definition of environmental costs
Environmentally induced costs: assets or expenses
THE IASC approach
Summary of environmental accounting
Environmental reporting
Different approaches to environmental reporting
GRI sustainability reporting guidelines
Independent review
Conclusion
5 Socially Responsible Investing
A short history of ethical investment
Research methodology
The Morley approach
The Friends Provident system
The Dow Jones sustainablility group index
The FTSE4Good indices
Risk issues
The Turnbull Report
Shareholder engagement
6 The Sustainable Company: Some Case Studies
Introduction
Bristol-Myers Squibb
ICI
UBS
7 How to Identify a Strong Performer
Introduction
The environment: spurring the next revolution?
Environmental management systems
Communicating between companies and investors
Conclusion
8 SMEs and the Environment
Introduction
Definitions of an SME
Environment: perceived attitudes of SMEs
SMEs and environmental management
Climate change levy and other issues
Environmental reporting and accounting
9 Final Thoughts
Bibliography
Index
