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Regulation of Environmental Responsibility by Multinational Enterprises: From the Perspective of Host States
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Abstract
With the vigorous development of the global economy, the global ecology and environment are deteriorating. As one of the main economic activities in the world, transnational corporations greatly promote the economic development of the home country and the host country. However, at the same time, when transnational corporations conduct business activities overseas, due to various reasons, their activities in the host country have a great impact on the surrounding environment, and have caused actual environmental harm to the local environment. This paper uses the method of case analysis and comparative analysis to study. Therefore, this paper discusses the environmental regulation of multinational enterprises from the perspective of the host country. It examines how host countries implement local environmental standards and the impact of MNE’s activities on the local environment. The analysis includes a discussion of the effectiveness of the current regulatory framework and its ability to hold multinational corporations accountable for environmental degradation. At the same time, taking the environmental impact as an example, the problems existing in the current legal regulatory framework are pointed out. Finally, the paper proposes strategies to strengthen the environmental responsibility and sustainability practices of MNE operating in host countries.
Keywords
Multinational enterprises (MNEs), Host states, Environmental problems
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Zeng,Q. (2024). Regulation of Environmental Responsibility by Multinational Enterprises: From the Perspective of Host States. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,65,48-59.
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