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How Have International Business Discourses on the Environment Changed over the Last Decade?
[Zeitschriftenartikel]
Abstract One group of discourses often neglected within the study
of international environmental politics are those of business actors.
Comparing two key events in international environmental politics, the
1992 Rio Earth Summit and the 2002 Johannesburg Earth Summit,
provides an excellent opportunity to exam... mehr
One group of discourses often neglected within the study
of international environmental politics are those of business actors.
Comparing two key events in international environmental politics, the
1992 Rio Earth Summit and the 2002 Johannesburg Earth Summit,
provides an excellent opportunity to examine the changing character of
business discourse over time. This article systematically analyses and
compares the business–environment discourses of two books written
for the summits respectively, representing the view of the international
business community: Changing Course (1992) and Walking the Talk
(2002). The comparison of both texts reveals some continuity but also
major changes. One area of continuity is that business discourses on
the environment attempt to mask a traditionally antagonistic view of
environmental issues. Major changes include an increasing willingness
to reach accommodation with environmental non-governmental
organizations and a desire to overcome business's traditionally
defensive, reactive role. Characterizing this is the adoption of a
proactive approach to shaping the international environmental agenda.
The article also discusses the significance of these findings for our
understanding of the environmental role of business in a globalized
society.... weniger
Klassifikation
Ökologie und Umwelt
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
business; discourse analysis; hegemony; sustainable development
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2006
Seitenangabe
S. 79-105
Zeitschriftentitel
Global Social Policy, 6 (2006) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1468018106061393
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)