Strategic Approaches to CO2 Emissions - The Case of the Cement Industry and of the Chemical Industry

Diane Laure Arjaliès, Cécile Goubet and Jean-Pierre Ponssard

No 4644, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: The ability of companies to turn an environmental constraint into a source of strategic opportunities is a controversial topic in published research. The article, which is based on a comparative study of the CO2 emission reduction strategies implemented by the cement and chemical industries, shows that companies’ freedom to adopt a proactive approach to sustainable development is severely constrained by the characteristic features of the sector, in terms of its dependence on natural resources, of flexibility in the composition of the business portfolio, and of the structure of the downstream sector.

Keywords: CO2; sustainable development; corporate strategy; innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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