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  • 1.  Successful industry self-regulatory "cartels"?

    Posted 10-10-2013 14:04

    Colleagues,

     

    Does anyone know of a successful industry agreement to improve performance relative to an environmental problem?  I am thinking of something like the INPO (nuclear power) system for improving safety standards or the Responsible Care (chemical) program to reduce accidents and environmental impact.  Small industry or partially successful examples are of interest too.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Andy



  • 2.  Successful industry self-regulatory "cartels"?

    Posted 10-10-2013 14:26
    Andy
    Check out the Resource Efficiency Business Coalition for Extended Produce Responsibility being implemented by member states in the EU.

    Art

    Dr. Art Whatley
    Professor,  MA/GLSD Program
    MP 303
    Department of Social Science
    Hawai'i Pacific University
    808-566-2490
    C: 808-453-0356


    From: ONE-L [ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] on behalf of King, Andrew A. [Andrew.A.King@TUCK.DARTMOUTH.EDU]
    Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:04 AM
    To: ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [ONE-L] Successful industry self-regulatory "cartels"?

    Colleagues,

     

    Does anyone know of a successful industry agreement to improve performance relative to an environmental problem?  I am thinking of something like the INPO (nuclear power) system for improving safety standards or the Responsible Care (chemical) program to reduce accidents and environmental impact.  Small industry or partially successful examples are of interest too.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Andy



  • 3.  Successful industry self-regulatory "cartels"?

    Posted 10-10-2013 14:48
    Andy,

    Outdoor Industry Association Corporate Responsibility Program:
    http://www.outdoorindustry.org/responsibility

    - Kevin


    On Thu, 10 Oct 2013, Arthur Whatley, Ph.D. wrote:

    > Andy
    > Check out the Resource Efficiency Business Coalition for Extended Produce
    > Responsibility being implemented by member states in the EU.
    >
    > Art
    >
    > Dr. Art Whatley
    > Professor,  MA/GLSD Program
    > MP 303
    > Department of Social Science
    > Hawai'i Pacific University
    > 808-566-2490
    > C: 808-453-0356
    >
    >
    > ____________________________________________________________________________
    > From: ONE-L [ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] on behalf of King, Andrew A.
    > [Andrew.A.King@TUCK.DARTMOUTH.EDU]
    > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:04 AM
    > To: ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    > Subject: [ONE-L] Successful industry self-regulatory "cartels"?
    >
    > Colleagues,
    >
    >  
    >
    > Does anyone know of a successful industry agreement to improve performance
    > relative to an environmental problem?  I am thinking of something like the
    > INPO (nuclear power) system for improving safety standards or the
    > Responsible Care (chemical) program to reduce accidents and environmental
    > impact.  Small industry or partially successful examples are of interest
    > too.
    >
    >  
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    >  
    >
    > Andy
    >
    >
    >


  • 4.  Successful industry self-regulatory "cartels"?

    Posted 10-10-2013 14:48

    hi andrew et al.,

     

    andrew asks for "successful" industry agreements . . .

     

    my suspicion would be that there are not any industry agreements whose "success" is not highly contested . . .

     

    with that caveat, one such industry agreement is the roundtable for sustainable palm oil in the edible oils industry . . .

     

    cheers,

     

    craig

     

    craig k harris

    associate professor

    department of sociology

    michigan agbio research

    center for regional food systems

    michigan state university

    east lansing  michigan  usa

    www.msu.edu/~harrisc 

     

    From: ONE-L [mailto:ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of King, Andrew A.
    Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 2:04 PM
    To: ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Successful industry self-regulatory "cartels"?

     

    Colleagues,

     

    Does anyone know of a successful industry agreement to improve performance relative to an environmental problem?  I am thinking of something like the INPO (nuclear power) system for improving safety standards or the Responsible Care (chemical) program to reduce accidents and environmental impact.  Small industry or partially successful examples are of interest too.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Andy



  • 5.  Successful industry self-regulatory "cartels"?

    Posted 10-11-2013 02:47
    HI Andy,

    The Network for Business Sustainability prepared a list of some of the major programs in Canada: http://nbs.net/knowledge/guide-to-industry-level-sustainability-programs/.  

    As well, there have been some industry level collaborations in Canada that are truly ground breaking (i.e. precompetitive groups), such as the Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance and the Great Bear RainForest Agreement -- you can Google them. We also have the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement currently being negotiated, but it's not clear yet what the outcomes will be. 

    As an aside, I do believe there are important country level effects. Whereas firms often use industry level certifications to decouple practice from performance, which you found with Responsible Care in the US, we've had a more positive experience in Canada. 

    Good luck with your work. 

    ...tima

    **************************************************
    Dr. Tima Bansal, Ivey Business School
    Email: tbansal@ivey.uwo.ca
    Telephone: 519 661 3864

    Canada Research Chair in Business Sustainability
    http://www.ivey.uwo.ca/faculty/Tima_Bansal.html

    Director, Ivey's Centre for Building Sustainable Value
    http://www.ivey.uwo.ca/centres/sustainability/

    Executive Director, Network for Business Sustainability
    http://www.nbs.net/

    On 2013-10-10, at 2:04 PM, King, Andrew A. wrote:

    Colleagues,
     
    Does anyone know of a successful industry agreement to improve performance relative to an environmental problem?  I am thinking of something like the INPO (nuclear power) system for improving safety standards or the Responsible Care (chemical) program to reduce accidents and environmental impact.  Small industry or partially successful examples are of interest too.
     
    Thanks,
     
    Andy