A Summit on Private Environmental Governance: Facing the Challenges of Voluntary Standards, Supply Chains, and Green Marketing

摘要

Corporations and other nongovernmental entities now regularly work to develop voluntary agreements, standards, and other practices aimed at fostering sustainability and reducing environmental impacts. This growth in "private governance" is implemented through various vehicles, including collective standard-setting, certifications, supply-chain agreements, and other mechanisms. On June 10, 2013, ELI, the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council, and the Council of Better Business Bureaus cosponsored a conference to provide an overview and to initiate a dialogue about the legal issues taking shape amidst the growing popularity of private governance approaches. Deborah P. Majoras offered the conference keynote.