Transnational corporations and the challenge of biosphere stewardship

Folke, CarlStockholms universitet,Stockholm Resilience Centre,Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden (author)

Sustainability within planetary boundaries requires concerted action by individuals, governments, civil society and private actors. For the private sector, there is concern that the power exercised by transnational corporations generates, and is even central to, global environmental change. Here, we ask under which conditions transnational corporations could either hinder or promote a global shift towards sustainability. We show that a handful of transnational corporations have become a major force shaping the global intertwined system of people and planet. Transnational corporations in agriculture, forestry, seafood, cement, minerals and fossil energy cause environmental impacts and possess the ability to influence critical functions of the biosphere. We review evidence of current practices and identify six observed features of change towards 'corporate biosphere stewardship', with significant potential for upscaling. Actions by transnational corporations, if combined with effective public policies and improved governmental regulations, could substantially accelerate sustainability efforts.

Österblom, HenrikStockholms universitet,Stockholm Resilience Centre(Swepub:su)hst (author)
Jouffray, Jean-BaptisteStockholms universitet,Stockholm Resilience Centre,Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden(Swepub:su)jejo8785 (author)
Lambin, Eric F. (author)
Adger, W. Neil (author)
Scheffer, Marten (author)
Crona, BeatriceStockholms universitet,Stockholm Resilience Centre,Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden(Swepub:su)crona (author)
Nyström, MagnusStockholms universitet,Stockholm Resilience Centre,Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden(Swepub:su)magnusn (author)
Levin, Simon A. (author)
Carpenter, Stephen R. (author)
Anderies, John M. (author)
Chapin, Stuart (author)
Crepin, Anne-SophieStockholms universitet,Stockholm Resilience Centre,Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden(Swepub:su)asc (author)
Dauriach, Alice (author)
Galaz, VictorStockholms universitet,Stockholm Resilience Centre,Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden(Swepub:su)vgal (author)
Gordon, Line J.Stockholms universitet,Stockholm Resilience Centre,Stockholm Univ, Stockholm Resilience Ctr, Stockholm, Sweden(Swepub:su)line (author)
Kautsky, NilsStockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik(Swepub:su)nkaut (author)
Walker, Brian H. (author)
Watson, James R. (author)
Wilen, James (author)
de Zeeuw, Aart (author)
Stockholms universitetStockholm Resilience Centre (creator_code:org_t)

In:Nature Ecology & Evolution: Springer Science and Business Media LLC3:10, s. 1396-14032397-334X

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