Abstract
ABSTRACT 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.
Highlights
The literature reviewed illustrates that urban environment has much to do with pollutions caused through the course of industrialization (Langeweg, Hilderink, & Mass, 2000, Douglass, 1999)
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
The overall objective of this study is to investigate corporate environmental responsibility (CER) practices in large-scale manufacturing enterprises in the Akaki River Basin in protecting the urban environment
Summary
The literature reviewed illustrates that urban environment has much to do with pollutions caused through the course of industrialization (Langeweg, Hilderink, & Mass, 2000, Douglass, 1999). This is mainly because the cradle of the urbanization process is the result of modern industrialization (WAN Yongkun et al, 2013). The United Nations General Assembly, for example, in its resolution 45/94 (1990) reaffirmed the Stockholm declaration by stating that “all individuals are entitled to live in an environment adequate for their health and well-being” and calls for enhanced efforts toward ensuring a “better and healthier environment” Abadir Ibrahim, (2009, 62–74).
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