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Publication date: 1 July 1998

Nicholas Polunin

Briefly discusses eight major threats to the biosphere and highlights environmental education efforts. Concludes that increased public enlightenment and conservation measures…

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Briefly discusses eight major threats to the biosphere and highlights environmental education efforts. Concludes that increased public enlightenment and conservation measures already being taken give a fair prospect that the worst possible outcomes will be avoided.

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International Journal of Social Economics, vol. 25 no. 6/7/8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0306-8293

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Publication date: 1 February 1997

Thomas Becker, Van Miller and Charles Crespy

The widening rift at the macro level between the proponents of economic growth and those of environmental protection may have triggered forces acting in the opposite direction at…

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The widening rift at the macro level between the proponents of economic growth and those of environmental protection may have triggered forces acting in the opposite direction at the micro‐level where competitive performance is increasingly becoming a function of the ability of firms to respond to environmentally‐defined strategic advantages. We cite examples of current corporate behavior which suggest a stages model of responses to environmental threats and opportunities. The model portrays an evolutionary process in which competitiveness and environmental goals may converge to become complementary forces driving pro‐active firms toward a strategy of competitive environmentalism.

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Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, vol. 7 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1059-5422

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