Table of Contents

Foreword Irving Mintzer, Amber Leonard  Introduction Frans van der Woerd, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands, Katie Begg, University of Surrey, UK, and David Levy, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA   Part 1: Introduction and overview 1. 2003: the end of the beginning? Jorund Buen, Atle Chr. Christiansen, Anders Skogen and Kristian Tangen  2. Down to business on climate change: an overview of corporate strategies Seth Dunn, Worldwatch Institute, USA  3. Organising business: industry NGOs in the climate debates Simone Pulver, University of California, Berkeley, USA  4. Best corporate responses to climate change: opportunities for converging climate and biodiversity protecting solutions Michael Totten and Sonal I. Pandya, Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, USA   Part 2: Policy instruments 5. Early experiences with emissions trading in the UK Frauke Roeser, WSP Environmental, UK, and Tim Jackson, University of Surrey, UK  6. Building a greenhouse gas management programme: a framework based on real-world corporate responses The Partnership for Climate Action with Environmental Defense  7. Governmental and industrial responses to climate change: the case of Germany Axel Michaelowa, Sonja Butzengeiger and Sven Bode, Hamburg Institute of International Economics, Germany  8. Environmental management systems and their influence on corporate responses to climate change Rory Sullivan, Insight Investment, UK, and John M. Sullivan, Alcan Engineering (Australia)  Part 3: Sector analysis 9. Three big Cs: climate, cement and China Joakim Nordqvist, Lund University, Sweden, Christopher Boyd, Lafarge, France, and Howard Klee, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland  10. Climate change and the insurance sector: its role in adaptation and mitigation Andrew Dlugolecki, University of East Anglia, UK, and Mojdeh Keykhah, University of Oxford, UK  11. An institutional comparison of two sectoral responses to the political economy of climate change Jesse Uzzell, DNV, Norway  12. The chemical industry’s response to climate change Frans van der Woerd, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands  13. Multinational responses to climate change in the automotive and oil industries David Levy, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA, and Ans Kolk, Amsterdam Graduate Business School, The Netherlands   Part 4: Case studies 14. Becoming a first mover in green electricity supply: corporate change driven by liberalisation and climate change Peter S. Hofman, Center for Clean Technology and Environmental Policy, The Netherlands  15. Corporate responses to climate change: the case of Fortum Hanne Siikavirta, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, Pekka Järvinen and Arto Heikkinen, Enprima Ltd, Finland, and Heikki Niininen, Fortum Corporation, Finland  16. The Emissions/Biodiversity Exchange: a corporate sustainable development programme in New Zealand Bob Frame, Richard Gordon and Ian Turney, Landcare Research, New Zealand  17. Rent sharing in the Clean Development Mechanism: the case of the Tahumanu Hydroelectric Project in Bolivia Christophe de Gouvello, Centre International de Recherche en Environnement et Développement, France, Pierre Mollon, EDF-E7, France, and Sandrine Mathy, Centre International de Recherche en Environnement et Développement, France  18. An early corporate response to climate change: a review of a US Electric Company-sponsored joint implementation pilot project Naoko Kubo, Global Reporting Initiative, The Netherlands

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In the wake of Kyoto policy implementation, this book presents a state-of-the-art analysis of corporate responses to the climate change issue. Essential reading for policy-makers, academics and researchers, and businesses wishing to learn about best practice in the sectors most likely to be seriously affected.



"An indispensable guide for companies eager to find best practice and for policy-makers who want to drive change."

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Frans van der Woerd, Kathryn Begg, David Levy

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Formulating international climate change policy without analysing corporate responses would be a futile exercise. And that's precisely where this extensive and pithy textbook, based on contributions from academics and researchers across the world, takes aim. It describes and assesses business approaches that help identify effective strategies and promote the dissemination of proactive corporate practices on climate change. An indispensable guide for companies eager to find best practice and for policy-makers who want to drive change. - Corporate Citizen Briefing, July 2005 || This book takes a good look at what some of the more forward-looking businesses are currently experimenting with in order to produce new responses to climate change ... there is a tremendous amount of material covered from a number of perspectives ... This book is an excellent buy for libraries with its wide spread being part of its charm – with lots of material to provide students with places to begin to explore this literature. - Social and Environmental Accounting Journal Vol. 25 Issue 1 || Identifies the factors that cause companies to pursue low carbon strategies and support Kyoto. Also useful for governments formulating policy ... - Long Range Planning Vol. 39 (2006)