Many firms go reduce their impact on the environment more than is legally required – that is, they 'overcomply' with environmental regulations. There is clearly a cost to this, so there has to be a benefit too. I suggest that firms are consciously internalizing external costs, with a view to reducing the potential for conflict between themselves and other groups in society. The avoidance of such conflicts can pay off in the long-run in terms of stock market valuation, relations with regulators and consumer perception of the company's products.
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Heal, G. (2010). Corporate Environmentalism: Doing Well by Being Green. In Is Economic Growth Sustainable? (pp. 248–262). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230274280_9
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