LAWS6899 - Corporate Environmental Responsibility
Objectives
- Examine the environmental regulation of corporations and how regulation has evolved from ‘command and control’ to incorporate a diverse range of instruments designed to inculcate corporate environmental responsibility.
- Explore regulatory flexibility, co-regulation and voluntary agreements, and the participation of nongovernment entities, such as financial institutions, in corporate environmental regulation.
- Explore the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in driving changes in corporate attitudes towards the environment.
- Investigate the role of criminal law in bringing about changes in corporate management and behaviour and in equipping environmental regulators.
Content
Traditional regulation; market-based strategies; information strategies such as emissions inventories and corporate reporting; environmental auditing and environment management systems.
Session
Semester 2 Intensive
21-22 & 24-25 August 2008
The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.
Assessment
- 1 x 4,000 Word Problem-Based Assignment (50%)
- 1 x Exam or 1 x 4,000 Word Essay (75%)
Courses this unit is available in
Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Environmental Law | Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law | Master of Environmental Science and Law | Graduate Diploma in Public Health Law