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Environmental Behavior and Decision-Making: Corporate Environmental Behavior and Benefits of Environmental Information Disclosure
January 14 15, 2008
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2
27th Floor, Conference Room A
290 Broadway Avenue
New York, NY 10007
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Dial-in Information Dial-in Number: (866) 299-3188 Conference Code: 2023439687 |
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January 14, 2008, Corporate Environmental Behavior |
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| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Introductory Remarks Kathy Callahan, Deputy Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2 Chris Saint, NCER, Office of Research and Development (ORD), EPA |
| Session I: Factors Influencing Corporate Compliance Behavior | |
| Session Moderator: Joseph Siegel, EPA Region 2 | |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | Regulatory Regime Changes Under Federalism: Do States Matter More? (PDF) (34 pp, 163 K) Wayne B. Gray, Clark University Paper (PDF) (38 pp, 138K) |
| 9:10 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. | The Persistence of Economic Factors in Shaping Regulation and Environmental Performance: The Limits of Regulation and Social License Pressures (PDF) (30 pp, 94 K) Robert A. Kagan, University of California–Berkeley Paper (PDF) (23 pp, 145K) |
| 9:35 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Discussant: Walter Mugdan, EPA Region 2 |
| 9:45 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. | Discussant: Knute Jensen, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
| 9:55 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. | Questions and Discussion |
| 10:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. | Break |
| Session II: Environmental Management Systems (EMS) | |
| Session Moderator: Nicoletta Diforte, EPA Region 2 | |
| 10:40 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. | Oregon Business Decisions for Environmental Management (PDF) (25 pp, 135 K) David E. Ervin, Portland State University; Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign |
| 11:05 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Pollution Prevention Practices: Determinants of Adoption and Effectiveness in Reducing Toxic Releases (PDF) (25pp, 72 K) Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Paper 1 (39 pp, 186 K), Paper 2 (PDF) (45 pp, 449 K) |
| 11:30 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. | Institutions for Removing Information Asymmetries in the Market for Corporate Environmental Performance (PDF) (24 pp, 83 K) Ann Terlaak, University of Wisconsin–Madison Paper 1 (PDF) (19 pp, 181 K), Paper 2 (PDF) (6 pp, 31 K), Paper 3 (PDF) (19 pp, 504 K) |
| 11:55 a.m. – 12:05 a.m. | Discussant: Kathleen Malone, EPA Region 2 |
| 12:05 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Discussant: David Gunnarson, Lockheed Martin |
| 12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Questions and Discussion |
| 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) |
| Session III: Voluntary Climate Change Programs | |
| Session Moderator: Irene Boland, EPA Region 2 | |
| 1:15 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Evaluating Voluntary Climate Programs in the United States (PDF) (30 pp, 455 K) Richard Morgenstern, William A. Pizer, Resources for the Future Paper (PDF) (38 pp, 299K) |
| 1:40 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. | Voluntary Agreements To Improve Environmental Quality: Are Late Joiners the Free Riders? (PDF) (24 pp, 145 K) Magali Delmas, University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara Paper (PDF) (50 pp, 321 K) |
| 3:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. | Break |
| 3:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Discussant: Joseph Siegel, EPA Region 2 |
| 3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Discussant: John Cusack, Gifford Park Associates |
| 3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. | Questions and Discussion |
January 15, 2008, More on Corporate Behavior and Benefits of Environmental Information Disclosure |
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| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| Session IV: Hazardous Waste Management | |
| Session Moderator: Barry Tornick, EPA Region 2 | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. | What Drives Participation in State Voluntary Cleanup Programs? Evidence From Oregon (PDF) (21 pp, 85 K) Allen Blackman, Resources for the Future; Kris Wernstedt, Virginia Tech Paper (PDF) (23 pp, 151 K) |
| 8:55 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | The Consequences of Self-Policing (PDF) (18 pp, 79 K) Sarah L. Stafford, College of William and Mary Paper (PDF) (22 pp, 160 K) |
| 9:20 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Green Production Through Competitive Testing Terry Taylor, University of CaliforniaBerkeley Paper (PDF) (37 pp, 363 K) |
| 9:45 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. | Discussant: Carl Plossl, EPA Region 2 |
| 9:55 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. | Discussant: Larry Schnapf, Schulte Roth & Zabel, LLP |
| 10:05 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. | Questions and Discussion |
| 10:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Break |
| Session V: Information Disclosure: The TRI | |
| Session Moderator: Nora Lopez, EPA Region 2 | |
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Disclosure as a Regulatory Instrument for the Environment: A Study of the Toxic Release Inventory in the Printed Circuit Board Industry (PDF) (16 pp, 164 K) Linda T.M. Bui, Brandeis University Paper (PDF) (38 pp, 423 K) |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. | The Effectiveness of Information Disclosure: An Examination of the TRI (PDF) (20 pp, 133 K) Lori Snyder Bennear, Duke University |
| 11:40 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Regulation With Competing Objectives, Self-Reporting, and Imperfect Monitoring (PDF) (22 pp, 117 K) Scott Gilpatric, University of Tennessee–Knoxville Paper (PDF) (34 pp, 198 K) |
| 12:05 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Discussant: Dinah Koehler, NCER, ORD, EPA |
| 12:15 p.m. – 12:25 a.m. | Discussant: Howard Apsan, The City University of New York |
| 12:25 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. | Questions and Discussion |
| 12:55 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) |
| Session VI: Information Disclosure: Eco-Labeling | |
| Session Moderator: John Filippelli, EPA Region 2 | |
| 2:15 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. | Competing Environmental Labels (PDF) (18 pp, 145 K) Carolyn Fischer, Resources for the Future Paper (PDF) (28 pp, 236 K) |
| 2:40 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. | Consumer Labeling and Motivation Crowding-Out (PDF) (20 pp, 199 K) Christopher D. Clark, University of TennesseeKnoxville Paper (PDF) (59 pp, 637 K) |
| 3:05 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Discussant: Rabi Kieber, EPA Region 2 |
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. | Discussant: Marsha Walton, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority |
| 3:25 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. | Questions and Discussion |
| 3:55 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. | Break |
| Session VII: Information Disclosure: Air Quality Information | |
| Session Moderator: Joann Brennan-Mckee, EPA Region 2 | |
| 4:10 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. | Voluntary Information Programs and Environmental Regulation: Evidence From Spare the Air (PDF) (15 pp, 151 K) Matthew Neidell, Columbia University Paper (PDF) (34 pp, 184 K) |
| 4:35 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | National-Scale Activity Survey (N-SAS) (PDF) (18 pp, 66 K) Zachary Pekar, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, EPA; Carol Mansfield, RTI International Paper (PDF) (3 pp, 23 K) |
| 5:00 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. | Discussant: Bill Baker, EPA Region 2 |
| 5:10 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. | Discussant: Andy Darrell, Environmental Defense |
| 5:20 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. | Questions and Discussion |
| 5:50 p.m. – 6:05 p.m. | Final Remarks Dinah Koehler, NCER, ORD, EPA Chris Saint, NCER, ORD, EPA |
| 6:05 p.m. | Adjournment |