Implementing a Developing Country’s Global Environmental Commitments: Industry Perspectives on Potential Pollution Prevention Programs in Bangladesh

Hoque, Ariful; Clarke, Amelia; MacDonald, Adriane

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7633-3_8

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“…It is the reality in Bangladesh that pollution is not being prevented (A. Hoque & Clarke, 2013; A. Hoque et al, 2014).…”

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“…Hoque et al, 2014). While the rare individual company may be engaging stakeholders directly (Bata, 2011), most industrial units have no CSR or stakeholder engagement programs (A. Hoque et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In this developing country, 41% of the Bangladeshi people live on less than $1 a day, and 84% live on less than $2 a day . Some environmental regulations are in place, although these are considered ineffective (Belal & Roberts, 2010: A. Hoque, Clarke, & MacDonald, 2014. Most industries are not equipped with pollution treatment facilities; thus, the majority of industrial effluent is directly discharged into local bodies of water (A.…”

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Lack of Stakeholder Influence on Pollution Prevention

Hoque

Clarke

Huang

2016

Organization & Environment

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In a developing country context, this study explores environmental awareness, stakeholder influence strategies, and pollution prevention roles among 11 local, civil society groups (e.g., environmental nongovernmental organizations [NGOs] is one grouping; media and press is another grouping). A theoretical framework that builds on the social movement literature and is more inclusive of a developing country context is offered. In essence, awareness-raising is also considered a stakeholder influence strategy. Based on surveys conducted in Chittagong, Bangladesh, the results of this empirical study show that 10 of the 11 groups were environmentally aware; however, only the environmental NGOs were willing to influence the other groups. The environmental NGOs were actively raising awareness, but they were not directly influencing firms or the federal government on pollution prevention. These findings challenge the generalization of current stakeholder influence theory to a developing country context and raise concerns about the capacity of local civil society to encourage pollution prevention.

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“…It is the reality in Bangladesh that pollution is not being prevented (A. Hoque & Clarke, 2013; A. Hoque et al, 2014).…”

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Lack of Stakeholder Influence on Pollution Prevention

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Clarke

Huang

2016

Organization & Environment

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“…Sharma & Vredenburg [22] argue that "the managers of the reactive companies did not associate environmental responsiveness with any capability or learning processes". Further, the Bangladesh government has committed to the international community for conservation and protection of its natural environment by signing treaties and protocols [69,70]; however, the Government's commitment does not work adequately as results of this study indicate huge environmental harm at the hands of industrial firms operations in Bangladesh. This study supports the findings that reveal that corporate environmentalism in developing countries is largely nonexistent [127][128][129] or, if present, is confined to only a few large organizations [129].…”

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“…The government of Bangladesh signed and ratified a number of international conventions, treaties, and protocols relating to conservation and protection of its natural environment [69,70]; however, the government's commitment to conserve and protect the natural environment has not been performed sufficiently due to its lack of local implementation.…”

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Effects of Industrial Operations on Socio-Environmental and Public Health Degradation: Evidence from a Least Developing Country (LDC)

Hoque

Mohiuddin

2018

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Socio-ecological consequences emanating from inadequate compliance of environmental standards by the business firms’ operations in institutionally weak developing countries must be included in the research on organizations and their relationship with the natural environment. Business firms should be held accountable for the socio-ecological degradation generated from their unsustainable business operations. To improve our understanding of the environmental degradation created by polluting manufacturing firms in developing countries, we have adopted an exploratory qualitative research approach. Results of this study indicate that polluting industries’ (e.g., tannery, pulp & paper, fertilizer, textile, and cement) unsustainable practices have enormous impact on human health and the natural environment, resulting in enormous socio-ecological problems that ultimately create huge social costs in countries such as Bangladesh. Corporate environmental responsiveness is largely nonexistent in the polluting industries in Bangladesh.

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