Title: Natural environment and business reality: what encourages companies to take an action?

Authors: Roberto Fernandez Gago, Mariano Nieto Antolin

Addresses: Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Leon, Campus de Vegazana s/n, 24071, Leon, Spain. ' Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Leon, Campus de Vegazana s/n, 24071, Leon, Spain

Abstract: The present study examines the environment as a social issue that is conditioned by economic activities in a transcendental way. In this sense, maintaining a continued economic development would only be possible with the active participation of its main agents: the business companies. This study aims at revising the most important factors in the environmental compromise of companies and the most relevant studies on this topic found in business literature.

Keywords: competitive advantage; corporate environmental management; environmental consciousness; environmental policy; stakeholders; sustainable development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2004.005721

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2004 Vol.4 No.4, pp.349 - 364

Published online: 28 Nov 2004 *

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