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Shifting Paradigms in Corporate Environmentalism: From Poachers to Gamekeepers
Author(s) -
SANDHU SUKHBIR
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
business and society review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1467-8594
pISSN - 0045-3609
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8594.2010.00365.x
Subject(s) - natural (archaeology) , environmentalism , categorization , business environment , position (finance) , state (computer science) , business , environmental ethics , public relations , sociology , environmental resource management , political science , law , computer science , economics , politics , geography , archaeology , business administration , philosophy , finance , algorithm , artificial intelligence
This article provides an insight into the changing role of businesses in dealing with the natural environment issues. From being regarded as poachers of the natural environment, many businesses have now started to position themselves as gamekeepers of the natural environment. This article traces the events and factors that have contributed toward this shift. The article starts with an introduction to the current state of the natural environment. It then discusses the role that businesses have traditionally played in contributing toward the rapid deterioration of the natural environment. The article then traces the events that have gradually resulted in businesses accepting that they have a responsibility to address environmental issues. This is followed by an overview of the business responses, to the risks and opportunities, posed by changes in the natural environment. The article then provides a brief overview of the various phase models that attempt to categorize business responses to environmental issue. The conclusion focuses on the challenges that lie ahead.