This book expands on law-related research by examining the legal aspects of sustainability with a focus on the impact on business strategies. It recognizes that firms must adopt an integrated approach to law and sustainability, considering multiple disciplines and goals, and serve as a forum for bringing together scholarship from fields such as environmental law, energy, government regulation and intellectual property. Firms increasingly have an interest in transitioning to sustainable business practices that take into consideration the fact that global resources are finite and will be increasingly scarce. They acknowledge that current actions have social, economic and environmental consequences and employ options to ensure that future generations have the same options and benefits. Examples of sustainable practices increasingly employed by firms include the institutionalization of whole life-cycle analysis in marketing and product design, utilization of sustainable inputs and energy sources, tracking and reporting sustainability performance, attempting the valuation of future generation prosperity and happiness as a discounting mechanism, and integrating sustainability into firm culture and management goals. It is clear that law and regulation have an extremely important role to play in the transition to more sustainable business practices. Broadly stated, law can provide structure for firms responding to forces that pull transition by enabling sustainability leadership and competitive advantage through funding models, intellectual property rights and collaboration means. Additionally, law can work to push transition by compelling firms to act through regulatory structures, accounting and governance mechanisms.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319380179
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229647252
Product Key Features
Subject Area
International Law, Civil Law
Author
Jamison E. Colburn, Daniel R. Cahoy
Publication Name
Law and the Transition to Business Sustainability
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Law, Geography & Geosciences, Sustainability
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
153 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
2642g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Perspectives on Sustainable Growth
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
Editor
Daniel R. Cahoy, Jamison E. Colburn
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