Does industry self-regulation reduce pollution? Responsible Care in the chemical industry

Marking Their Own Homework: The Pragmatic and Moral Legitimacy of Industry Self-Regulation

“…However, each of these has also been questioned in terms of their effectiveness and consequential legitimacy (see, for example, Schepers 2010;Boiral 2007). Empirical studies show that the environmental performance of participating firms in the US chemical industry's Responsible Care, the ISO 14001 standard and sustainable agriculture certification is no better and in some cases is worse than that of non-participants (Russo and Harrison 2005;Blackman and Rivera 2011;Gamper-Rabindran and Finger 2013).…”

Caring for Corporate Sustainability

“…Based on the understanding of companies as at risk for greenwashing, several studies have aimed to develop new models for avoiding this phenomenon (c.f. Lyon & Maxwell 2011;Kirchoff 2000;Gamper-Rabindran & Finger 2013). In this thesis, I will not judge the efforts at HygieneTech as greenwashing or whitewashing; instead, I aim to understand their practices and to study how they manage the many expectations from customers, the surrounding society and media.…”

Industry Self-Governance and National Security: On the Private Control of Dual Use Technologies

“…However, most recent empirical studies suggest that soft incentives are too weak to effect measurable changes in behavior (Lenox & Nash 2003;Pizer et al 2008;Gamper-Rabindran & Finger 2010;Sinclair 1997; but see Potoski & Prakash 2005). This leaves market forces.…”

“…In practice, however, suppliers often find it hard to certify each other. Empirical studies suggest that private standards based on threats of peer pressure or expulsion have little or no impact on company performance (Gamper-Rabindran & Finger 2010;Sinclair 1997;King & Lenox 2000;Gupta & Lad 1983).…”