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Climate Change and the Convergence between ENGOs and Business: On the Loss of Utopian Energies

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: The conflicts permeating the environmental debate since the 1960s have mainly involved two actors: multinational companies and international environmental organizations (ENGOs). Today, there are signs that the antagonism is ending with regards to co-operation and strategy. We argue that this convergence is no longer limited to specific joint projects, but is also prevalent at the idea and policy levels. Both actors have begun describing problems in similar terms, articulating the same goals and recommending the same solutions. Such convergence offers advantages in efforts to counteract climate change but also some problems: declining citizen trust in ENGOs, risk of intellectually impoverished environmental and energy debates, and loss of alternate visions and values.

Source: Environmental Values

DOI: 10.3197/096327111x12922350166076

Authors: Jonas Anshelm, Anders Hansson

Institution: Linköping University

Language: English

Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2004138363

FWCI: 5.876

Cites: 19

Cited by: 23

Related to: 10