Strategies for Building Environmental Transparency and Accountability

How do nature-inspired enterprises be accountable to the natural environment formed? Natural is one of basic elements business. Firms should sensitive environment, so they develop environmental transparency and accountability. This paper develops a framework understand how stakeholder governance create accountability, following an “action cycle” informed by four accountability criteria—identifiability, awareness monitoring, expectations evaluation, social pressure. The analyzes practices 50 companies listed in annual Best Global Green Brands report, RepTrak 100, Climate A-List CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project). results show that exemplar firms improve “what”, “how”, “how much” factors terms information identify what will disseminated whom when follows criteria which allow stakeholders effectively adopt role. provides 2 × matrix for better leadership driven transparency, criteria. practical implications are highlighted, specifically strategies building meet growing