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| Despite international environmental treaties
and significant efforts to thwart illegal shipments and use
of banned chemicals, the practice still persists. Photo: Newspaper
article from an English-language foreign newspaper. ©Global Decisions, Inc |
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We understand the many and growing
range of pressures that multinational corporations face with regard
to implementing global environmental, health and safety programs
and now, chemical security. We know this from having worked in the
field in many countries and having also worked in the “glass
towers” of corporate headquarters. We are not just expert
practitioners but are recognized authors of numerous professional
presentations, articles, book chapters and textbooks in the subjects
of international environmental, health and safety. Our many years
in this field have given us an understanding of what we call the
“ten greatest pressures on multinational corporations”:
- International environmental treaties and other agreements
- Laws, regulations and standards in developing countries
- Extraterritorial application of developed country’s laws
- International environmental litigation
- International manufacturing and corporate accountability standards
- Multi-and bilateral development agency loan and insurance requirements
- Shareholder actions
- Citizen groups
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Information technologies & Internet
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