Economic gains stimulate negative evaluations of corporate sustainability initiatives

May 23, 2016 Ali Anwar

Economic gains stimulate negative evaluations of corporate sustainability initiatives

Date of Publication: May 23, 2016

Author: Tamar Makov & George E. Newman

Summary:

Businesses are increasingly undertaking initiatives that increase profit and provide environmental benefits. They risk backlash, however, as people are shown to respond negatively to the notion of a business profiting from such initiatives.

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https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate3033