Corporate environmental responsibility in Ethiopia: a case study of the Akaki River Basin

This research is aimed at investigating Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Manufacturing Enterprises in the Akaki River basin on protecting the urban environment with particular emphasis on twenty selected industries. To attain its objective, the study employed a mixed methods research approa...

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Autor principal:	Abebe Amare
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2019
Materias:	corporate environmental responsibility akaki river addis ababa large-scale manufacturing industries industrial effluents Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6ab9bac884bf444e9cec071dc60438482021-12-02T16:16:38ZCorporate environmental responsibility in Ethiopia: a case study of the Akaki River Basin2332-887810.1080/20964129.2019.1573107https://doaj.org/article/6ab9bac884bf444e9cec071dc60438482019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2019.1573107https://doaj.org/toc/2332-8878This research is aimed at investigating Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Manufacturing Enterprises in the Akaki River basin on protecting the urban environment with particular emphasis on twenty selected industries. To attain its objective, the study employed a mixed methods research approach. Data were collected by employing tools such as questionnaire, key informant interview, group discussions and observation. The findings of the research show that corporate environmental responsibility is very low. The majority of Large Scale Industries encompassed in the survey did not show considerable effort on protecting the environment responsibly. The reasons identified by this research are among others the absence of corporate environmental responsibility, low pressure from the enforcing institutions, and lack of financial and human resources. As a result, the Akaki River is highly polluted mainly through toxic industrial effluents released with little or no prior treatment. The consequences are countless. The populations living across the river are facing health deteriorations and economic damages. Based on the findings of this study, setting up strong institutions which are capable of developing new laws and implementing the existing environmental legal framework is commended.Abebe AmareTaylor & Francis Grouparticlecorporate environmental responsibilityakaki riveraddis ababalarge-scale manufacturing industriesindustrial effluentsEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcosystem Health and Sustainability, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 57-66 (2019)
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topic	corporate environmental responsibility akaki river addis ababa large-scale manufacturing industries industrial effluents Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	corporate environmental responsibility akaki river addis ababa large-scale manufacturing industries industrial effluents Ecology QH540-549.5 Abebe Amare Corporate environmental responsibility in Ethiopia: a case study of the Akaki River Basin
description	This research is aimed at investigating Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Manufacturing Enterprises in the Akaki River basin on protecting the urban environment with particular emphasis on twenty selected industries. To attain its objective, the study employed a mixed methods research approach. Data were collected by employing tools such as questionnaire, key informant interview, group discussions and observation. The findings of the research show that corporate environmental responsibility is very low. The majority of Large Scale Industries encompassed in the survey did not show considerable effort on protecting the environment responsibly. The reasons identified by this research are among others the absence of corporate environmental responsibility, low pressure from the enforcing institutions, and lack of financial and human resources. As a result, the Akaki River is highly polluted mainly through toxic industrial effluents released with little or no prior treatment. The consequences are countless. The populations living across the river are facing health deteriorations and economic damages. Based on the findings of this study, setting up strong institutions which are capable of developing new laws and implementing the existing environmental legal framework is commended.
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title	Corporate environmental responsibility in Ethiopia: a case study of the Akaki River Basin
title_short	Corporate environmental responsibility in Ethiopia: a case study of the Akaki River Basin
title_full	Corporate environmental responsibility in Ethiopia: a case study of the Akaki River Basin
title_fullStr	Corporate environmental responsibility in Ethiopia: a case study of the Akaki River Basin
title_full_unstemmed	Corporate environmental responsibility in Ethiopia: a case study of the Akaki River Basin
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Corporate environmental responsibility in Ethiopia: a case study of the Akaki River Basin

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