Industrial relations and the environment - some theses

Abstract

The environmental crisis has confronted the two sides of industry with the fact that much of their traditional relation is based on the unproblematic exploitation of natural resources. This article gives a general overview of the way in which industrial relations have since been affected by the growing concern for the environment throughout Europe on the one hand, and have affected environmental problem solving approaches on the other. A description is given of the differentiation in concepts, actors, strategies and levels of involvement which have an impact in this respect. Finally, some challenges, promising developments and a missing initiative is pointed out.