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Pourquoi s’engager volontairement dans la transition énergétique ? Enseignements de la littérature sur la responsabilité sociale et environnementale des entreprises

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  • Patricia Crifo
  • Vanina D. Forget

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?This article examines the role of corporate social and environmental responsibility in the energy transition, as a complement of or substitute for public decisions. Three main motives explain the economic incentives of firms implementing such voluntary practices: to respond to public and private pressures, to attract consumers, to differentiate one own?s products from those of its competitors and create new markets; or to respond to the demands of shareholders, in particular socially responsible investors, or employees. The real effects of corporate social and environmental responsibility on financial and nonfinancial performance are also discussed.?

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  • Patricia Crifo & Vanina D. Forget, 2014. "Pourquoi s’engager volontairement dans la transition énergétique ? Enseignements de la littérature sur la responsabilité sociale et environnementale des entreprises," Revue d'économie industrielle, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(4), pages 349-381.
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