There is abundant evidence to support both the view that business is cleaning up its act and the view that business is dangling shiny trinkets to keep people from demanding regulation, says Strasser (law, U. of Connecticut). He digs beneath that debate looking for some empirical evidence for what is and is not being done and what does and does not seem to be making a difference. He considers what companies are doing and how it is working, why business environmentalism is important to environmental policy, "new governance" theory, supporting environmental management systems with regulatory rewards, and climate change as the elephant in the room. Annotation ⓒ2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

1. Introduction 2. Business Environmentalism: What are Companies Doing and How is it Working? 3. Why Business Environmentalism is Important to Environmental Policy 4. 'New Governance' Theory and Business Environmentalism 5. Supporting Environmental Management Systems with Regulatory Rewards 6. Regulating Information About Business Environmentalism 7. Business Environmentalism and Climate Change- the Elephant in the Room 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index