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Strategic Issues

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It has now become common for firms in developed economies to routinely publish a sustainability report, take steps to increase their energy efficiency, and market some part of their products or services to customers who are in some way interested in their environmental performance. In terms of the modes of responses introduced in Chapter 2, it is more common today to find firms responding with environmental PR or engagement rather than denial and cover up.

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Rosenberg, M. (2015). Strategic Issues. In: Strategy and Sustainability. IESE Business Collection. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-50175-2_4

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