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This paper provides an overview of various forms of self-regulatory practices the private sector has been applying in recent decades. It also presents the main drivers stimulating business to take up self-regulatory measures, and vehicles for establishing better corporate environmental behavior, with special attention to multi-stakeholder dialogue.
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Mazurkiewicz, P. (2005). Corporate Self-Regulation and Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue. In: Croci, E. (eds) The Handbook of Environmental Voluntary Agreements. Environment & Policy, vol 43. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3356-7_2
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