SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS: THE ROLE OF COMPANIESRevista de Economia

Carlos Eduardo Young ()

Revista de Economia Mackenzie (REM), 2007, vol. 5, issue 5, 87-101

Abstract: This paper argues that economic growth and environmental quality could be complimentary in a virtuous cycle of sustainable development, in opposi-tion to the traditional view that suggests that environmental policies create obs-tacles to the productive sector. Even though the relationship between growth and environmental conservation has been historically characterized by an-tagonism, recent studies about competitiveness and environmental regulation show that firms can profit with “green†postures, consequence of efficiency and market gains, better capacity to attract capital and reduced risk percep-tion. But this virtuous relationship can only be achieved if proper regulation mechanisms are established, moving away from the excessive rigidity of the current environmental policy mechanisms towards more flexible instruments that encourage changes in the business behavior.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Environmental policy; Environmental res-ponsibility; Corporate social responsability; Sustainable development. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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