Corporate behavior in the face of ecosystem protection: the risks of not acting sustainably
Corporate behavior in the face of ecosystem protection: the risks of not acting sustainably
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5584292425091
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Palavras-chave: Comportamiento Empresarial, Economía Ambiental, Valoración Económica, Ecosistemas, Conservación
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Keywords: Business Behavior, Environmental Economics, Environmental Economics, Economic Valuation, Ecosystems, Conservation
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Abstract:
Today, ecosystems have been seriously threatened by the lack of dissociation between economic growth and environmental deterioration, which is an indispensable requirement for achieving sustainability. Business activity has favored economic growth, but at the same time has contributed to the deterioration of nature, which has resulted not only in the pollution and depletion of resources, but also in the deterioration of ecosystem services, giving rise to floods, mass movements and intense droughts, caused by an imbalance in nature. However, companies have understood that they cannot live on the margins of society, so they have slowly but progressively incorporated environmental variables in their planning, as well as instruments for the management of their externalities. But beyond seeing this incorporation as a cost associated with their finances, which makes their products and services more expensive, they must see the environment as a factor of competitiveness, due to the multiple benefits that can be obtained and that are visible by applying valuation methods. A company that affects and does not contribute to the recovery of ecosystems not only threatens their survival but also the well-being of the species. Therefore, the economic valuation of ecosystem services (business inputs) becomes a tool that will allow companies to be more efficient, reliable and competitive, in addition to contributing to the sustainability of the planet.
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