Environmental Regulation of Transnational Corporations by Host Countries

Abstract

Transnational corporations play a vital role in the world economic development, is the most important subject of international investment activities, and is closely related to the sustainable development of the world environment. At present, in order to attract foreign capital, many developing countries ignore the importance of environmental protection, which makes many multinational corporations in developed countries transfer high-polluting industries to the outside world, which poses great challenges to the environmental governance of host countries. More and more environmental pollution cases of transnational corporations have occurred, making the international community gradually realize the importance of environmental regulation of transnational corporations. In view of this, this paper mainly makes a comparative analysis of the environmental regulation policies of different countries in the world as host countries. By drawing on, studying and analyzing the advanced experience of developed countries and combining with the current situation and deficiencies of developing countries in the process of development, this paper makes a research and analysis, and puts forward countermeasures and suggestions to solve the difficult problems of environmental regulation of transnational corporations by host countries.