The New Corporate Environmentalism and The Ecology of Commerce

Organization and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 465-481

  Forbes, Linda C ^a   Jermier, John M ^b  

^a WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

business and the environment; energy efficiency; environmental policy; global warming; greening business; natural capitalism; organizations and the natural environment; restorative economy; species extinction and biodiversity; sustainable enterprise; toxic waste

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CAPITALISM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTALISM; GLOBAL WARMING; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; TOXIC MATERIAL;

EID: 78650795014     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026610394639     Document Type: Article

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