Global Corporations: Corporate Environmental Accountability and the Future of Sustainability

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Abstract

Global corporations have contributed enormously to the deteriorating global ecology. GCs in resource extraction industries wreak the worst havocs on environment, thereby dislocating the ecosystems. GCs that operate in developing countries render the future of sustainability unpromising. The unpromising future of sustainability stems from the laissez-faire environmental behavior of GCs. Ecological crisis has galvanized movement for corporate environmental accountability and sustainability future. GCs that operate in developing countries render the future of sustainability unpromising. The unpromising future of sustainability stems from the laissez-faire environmental behavior of GCs. A global environmental architecture is needed to enforce corporate environmental accountability and sustainability.

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Felix Moses Edoho, Robert Dibie. 2017. "Global Corporations: Corporate Environmental Accountability and the Future of Sustainability". Global Journal of Science Frontier Research - H: Environment & Environmental geology GJSFR-H Volume 17 (GJSFR Volume 17 Issue H3).

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  • Submission ReceivedJune 5, 2017
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Global Corporations: Corporate Environmental Accountability and the Future of Sustainability

Felix Edoho
Felix Edoho University Jefferson City,
Felix Edoho
Felix Edoho
Robert Dibie
Robert Dibie
  • Submission ReceivedJune 5, 2017
  • Peer Review Double Blind
    Handling Editor
  • Accepted June 26, 2017
  • Published July 11, 2017