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Our world has changed faster than anybody expected: global warming, an awareness of widespread environmental deterioration, fundamental political transformations (Kärnä et al., 2002). Social issues and corporate responsibility in general and environmental matters in particular have gone from the sidelines to the forefront of consumers’ minds, academic research and management thinking (Chan and Lau, 2004).

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Heinzle, S. (2013). Firm Strategies and Political Instruments. In: Rennings, K., Brohmann, B., Nentwich, J., Schleich, J., Traber, T., Wüstenhagen, R. (eds) Sustainable Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings. ZEW Economic Studies, vol 44. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2849-8_4

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