Ever-changing environmental challenges confront U.S. businesses, and they will continue to do so throughout 2014. The shifting focus of environmental concerns beyond regulatory compliance and risk management to sustainability and corporate social responsibility will significantly influence corporate thinking about how best to manage environmental affairs, and what the environmental priorities should be. Climate change and energy considerations also will remain important factors in strategic planning.
The following nine issues represent critical concerns that businesses, and their leaders, need to be aware of:
