ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how public, private and civic actors engage in activities that seek to shape the behaviour or performance of a corporation, how these external governance processes structures might interact with organisations’ internal governance, and how these interactions might shape corporate behaviour. A number of factors combined to make this a ‘tipping point’ where climate change not only moved to the heart of the corporate responsibility debate but also started to be recognised as an important part of corporate strategy. Interviewees highlighted the contribution that climate change and energy-related targets make to developing organisational capacities on climate change. The benefits of setting and delivering greenhouse gas and energy-related targets provided a range of benefits to the supermarkets. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and saving energy enabled them to reduce their costs and improve efficiency and demonstrate their commitment to action on climate change.
