ict government regulation of activities that hold the potential to harm the physical environment. By the mid-1990s, many corporations had recognized a responsibility to do no harm to the physical environment. This recognition was manifested in revised products and production processes that reduced the potential for environmental harm. Further, many corporations have found that it is not only possible but also feasible to reduce pollution and increase profits simultaneously (Hart, 1997).
Although many corporations have accepted a responsibility not to harm the physical environment, far more have either not accepted such a responsibility or have demonstrated little commitment to such acceptance of responsibility in actual practice. Further, although the essential premise of corporate social responsibility is the integration of business activity and the broader society, neither corporations nor government (representing society) have defined precise mechanisms to attach real accountability to a corporate social responsibility tow
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