The biotechnology industry and strategies of biodiversity conservation: The influence of managerial interpretations and risk propensity

Why do patterns of environmental response differ? A stakeholders' pressure approach

“…This means that, when they perceive pressure from one of the five stakeholder groups we have identified, they also perceive pressure from the rest. We have found a possible explanation for this in Agle et al (1999), Sharma and Nguan (1999), and Sharma (2000), who show that the values, characteristics, and attitudes of managers influence how they interpret environmental issues.…”

Planetary Boundaries: Ecological Foundations for Corporate Sustainability

“…There is very limited and fragmented understanding of how companies and industries contribute to declines in six of the nine key ecological processes. For example, studies have only occasionally investigated the relationship between corporate sustainability and biodiversity (Sharma and Nguan, 1999;Westley and Vredenburg, 1997), and even fewer assess the impact of organizations on biodiversity using quantitative measures (see Lin and Buongiorno, 1998;Meester et al, 2004 as exceptions). There has been some interest in understanding land use planning and industrial development (e.g.…”

“…Conduct empirical studies on the role of industry/national water standards and innovation in solving water problems and multistakeholder initiatives like the Water Resources Group. Lin and Buongiorno (1998) ;Meester et al (2004); Sharma and Nguan (1999); Westley and Vredenburg (1997) Regional scale (I) Very limited understanding of macro-and micro-scale effects of biodiversity loss. Refine and critically assess cost-benefit tools like TEEB to ensure that company sustainability reports adequately reflect loss (or gain) of biodiversity related directly or indirectly to corporate activities.…”