Abstract
The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues our world faces today. Traditionally, the government has been the actor to facilitate change in the environmental governance realm. However, an absence in comprehensive environmental action and legislation has led to the emergence of another framework—private environmental governance. Private environmental governance allows actors from the private sector to fill the gaps of government inaction on environmental issues and lead the sustainability movement. A concern of private action is the absence of legitimacy, which can come with government action. Thus, private companies can choose to engage in partnerships with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for their actions to have a legitimacy framework. While these business-NGO partnerships have their drawbacks, they ultimately provide a conducive foundation and system that can adapt to criticism and respond to an increase in demand for sustainable actions.
Recommended Citation
Isabelle Hayes, NGO Partnerships Providing Legitimacy to Private Environmental Governance, 42 Pace Env’t L. Rev 254 (2025)
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Energy and Utilities Law Commons, Environmental Law Commons, Natural Resources Law Commons
