Promoting Japanese Leadership through a Multi-Stakeholder Platform on International Environmental CSR: Linking Japanese Business-Industry, Civil Society, and Governmental Sectors to Strengthen Green Markets in East Asia

This policy brief explores opportunities to improve Japan’s strategy for promoting and strengthening green markets across East Asia by addressing both Japan’s domestic strengths as an environmental leader and also the emerging needs for green market development in other East Asian countries. Responding to a diversity of factors, this brief proposes the establishment of a multi-stakeholder platform on international environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to provide a coordinating role by linking Japanese companies to relevant and appropriate international CSR initiatives aimed at green market promotion.

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Japanese version: http://pub.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=3324