NGOs and Business for Sustainable Development- An Inevitable Partnership -

摘要

As early as the Industrial Revolution, people learned that their actions could damage the environment. This knowledge was strengthened by their observable destruction of natural areas, and helped stimulate the formation and growth of a conservation movement in the early part of the 20th century. Since then, the environment movement has moved forward by looking at the environment as it is and its interrelationship with the human condition (for example, the connection between poverty and environmentaldegradation). The 1990s marked a dramatic increase in the number and concerns of environmental groups. These non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have played a major role in environmental governance. They were the first to point out that environmental risks and changes were consequences of the growing intensity of human activities particularly in the area of industrial growth. NGOs have the power and capability to initiate action as supporters, advisers, sources of expert input and catalysts for change.