“You Want us to Think Outside the Box, but Who’s Funding it?”: Tensions Between Profitability and Corporate Environmental Sustainability

Corporations may talk a good game when it comes to environmental stewardship yet balk at projects that threaten the bottom line. Unpacking the "business case" framework with CES professionals reveals their limited agency to effect more than minor change.

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2025-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1177/15365042251318666
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Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
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“You Want us to Think Outside the Box, but Who’s Funding it?”: Tensions Between Profitability and Corporate Environmental Sustainability

Vanessa Adel, Leslie King
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Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
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“You Want us to Think Outside the Box, but Who’s Funding it?”: Tensions Between Profitability and Corporate Environmental Sustainability

Vanessa Adel, Leslie King
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Corporations may talk a good game when it comes to environmental stewardship yet balk at projects that threaten the bottom line. Unpacking the "business case" framework with CES professionals reveals their limited agency to effect more than minor change.

ContextsVol. 24(1)
Openalex Percentile: Top 96%
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
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