Reducing Toxic Chemical Pollution in Response to Multiple Information Signals: The 33/50 Voluntary Program and Toxicity Disclosures

Phi Cong Hoang, William McGuire and Aseem Prakash

Ecological Economics, 2018, vol. 146, issue C, 193-202

Abstract: We study firms' responses to two US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) information-based interventions. First, the EPA disclosed toxicity information on the chemicals listed in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). Second, it grouped 17 of the TRI chemicals in the 33/50 voluntary program and challenged firms participating in this program to aggressively reduce their aggregate emissions. Firms therefore faced “twin” signals: focus on the most toxic chemicals, and focus on 33/50 targeted chemicals.

Keywords: Voluntary Environmental Programs; Greenwashing; 33/50; Environmental Protection Agency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.10.010

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