1997
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2257.00050
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Corporate Response to Environmental Issues: Packaging

Abstract: Among the environmental issues that have come to dominate social concerns, the amount of packaging sent for disposal in landfills has gained increased prominence in Canada, with the issuance in 1990 of the National Protocol on Packaging (NAPP). Recognizing the increased demands for improved environmental performance on the part of corporations, this study seeks to understand why some companies respond more quickly than others to concerns about packaging-waste reduction. The paper links concepts found in the Co… Show more

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“…Livingstone and Sparks, 1994; Kroon and Vrijens, 1995). This fulfills external societal outcomes stemming from increasing public awareness and sustainable consumer demand (Labatt, 1997). The recent definitions integrate the environmental, social, economic and operational perspectives (e.g.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Livingstone and Sparks, 1994; Kroon and Vrijens, 1995). This fulfills external societal outcomes stemming from increasing public awareness and sustainable consumer demand (Labatt, 1997). The recent definitions integrate the environmental, social, economic and operational perspectives (e.g.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…This has prompted a growing number of studies on the various facets of corporate social responsibility (CSR). While some studies attempt to investigate the theoretical and philosophical basis of CSR and ethics (Carroll, 2000;Sen, 1997;Etzioni, 1988;Hunt and Vitell, 1986;Friedman, 1970), others focus on the possible determinants of social and ethical commitments of corporations in terms of firm size (Lee, 1987;Aupperle et al 1985;Ullman, 1985;Aldag and Jackson, 1984), country/culture (Quazi and O'Brien, 2000;Schlegelmilch and Robertson, 1995), industry type (Schlegelmilch and Robertson, 1995;Quazi, 1994), product orientation (Labatt, 1997), and organizational performance (Aldag and Jackson, 1984).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sustainable packaging design is a challenging topic because environmental issues have come to dominate social concerns, whereas packaging is perceived as an ancillary activity, with a strong environmental impacts. Throughout their life cycle, packaging systems consume renewable and non‐renewable resources and energy, create waste, generate emissions and emit pollutants .…”
Section: State Of the Artmentioning
confidence: 99%