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2NC Inevitability TurnNo offense--market led solutions inevitably solve environmental protection—the plan is a roadblock that reverses the trendCWRU 14 (Case Western Reserve University, edited by Science Daily based on materials provided by Case Western Reserve University, “Political scientist's new book examines role of private enterprise in environmental preservation”, Science Daily, 1/3/14, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140103121250.htm) Business gets blasted for not only ignoring the world's environmental problems, but for contributing to them. But a new book by Jessica F. Green, associate professor of political science, explains how private firms, in many cases, are emerging as leaders in tackling the world's climate concerns.¶ Some, Green writes in Rethinking Private Authority: Agents and Entrepreneurs in Global Environmental Governance (Princeton University Press, 2014), are actually creating and enforcing climate-friendly rules that exceed those of international treaties and government regulations.¶ For example, Walmart set long-term goals in 2005 for renewable energy, waste reduction and other sustainability measures. The world's largest retailer also created an index to help its suppliers evaluate the sustainability of their products and performance -- with the requirement that those companies either meet the standards or lose Walmart as a customer.¶ "For better or worse," writes Green, "Walmart is now a global rule-maker for sustainability."¶ And, in anticipation of legislated environmental measures, Walmart recently announced it would cut 20 million metric tons of carbon emissions from its supply chain by 2015, further pressing suppliers to comply or else. Other companies are following suit.¶ Green argues that many companies want to make changes, but sometimes do not know how to do so. For example, in the early 2000s, many companies anticipated a carbon-restricted future, but did not know how to measure their carbon footprint, let alone reduce it.¶ In response to this demand, two nongovernmental groups, established standards companies could use to gauge their success. Today, corporations and organizations have widely and voluntarily accepted those private standards.¶ Elsewhere, timber producers are changing their practices to conform to sustainability rules, such as those created by the non-governmental organization, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Now retailers like Home Depot only sell wood products certified by the FSC.¶ The Carbon Disclosure Project has successfully made climate reporting a regular practice among Fortune 500 companies; now investors representing $10 trillion in assets can make investment decision based on companies' vulnerability to climate change, Green said.¶ These examples show the breadth and depth of private authority -- situations in which non-state actors serve as de facto regulators to solve global environmental problems. In the book, she traces a century of private environmental rulemaking, from 1900 to the present day.¶ "Increasingly," she writes, "private actors assume duties normally considered the province of governments. They are taking on the role of regulators as they create, implement and enforce rules to manage global environmental problems." ***UNIQUENESS***2NC UQ—SurveyPro-business environment in US—most qualified surveys—maintaining low government intervention is keyO'Donovan-Bolton 7/1/14 (Maggie, Public Relations Director, PwC Tax at PricewaterhouseCoopers Past Director, Firmwide Public Relations at PwC Senior Manager, Public Relations at Coopers & Lybrand, “National Survey Shows Growing Confidence in U.S. Economy”, PWC, http://www.pwc.com/us/en/press-releases/2014/national-survey.jhtml) WASHINGTON - The Organization for International Investment (OFII) and PwC US have released their 2014 Insourcing Survey, which provides keen insights from 101 U.S. Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of insourcing companies, foreign firms that operate in the United States. “CFOs are uniquely positioned within companies to offer insights regarding future investment and expansion decisions,” said Nancy McLernon, president and CEO of OFII. “The findings in this year’s Insourcing Survey indicate that the U.S. business climate for foreign investment has improved drastically. Policymakers at the state and federal level can unleash even more job-creating investment by modernizing tax policies and supporting public-private educational partnerships to ensure students are prepared for future workforce needs.” This marks the third time PwC – the assurance, tax and advisory services firm that is a member of the PwC network of firms in 157 countries with more than 184,000 people – has partnered with OFII on the Insourcing Survey. “The survey gauges how the United States is perceived as a location for foreign investment as compared to other nations,” said Joel Walters, U.S. Inbound Tax Services leader at PwC. “In just about every industry sector, insourcing CFOs are growing more confident in the U.S. economy – up 20 percent from 2011. More than 70 percent of insourcing manufacturers expect to increase output over the next five years, and 60 percent of exporters plan to increase exports over that period.” This year, the Insourcing Survey results are being released at events in Seattle, WA and Detroit, MI to draw attention to the critical role foreign direct investment plays in states across the country and to highlight the work of Governors Inslee and Snyder in attracting more global investment to their states, notes McLernon. In Washington, at least one in three jobs is related to international trade, and earlier this year, the Evergreen State set a new record for exports – producing $81.9 billion in products and services for international customers. Nearly one third of the 96,000 insourcing jobs in Washington is in the manufacturing sector. Foreign companies employ 177,500 Michigan workers, accounting for more than five percent of the Great Lakes State’s private sector workforce. More than 60 percent of these jobs are in manufacturing. In fact, Michigan added twice as many insourcing jobs in 2011 compared to any other state, some 32,000 new jobs. Other Key Findings Increased Confidence Means More Investment and Employment Nearly two-thirds of CFOs anticipate increased investment in the United States within the next 12 months, and more than half expect to increase employment over that same period. Among Advanced Economies, America Offers a Better Business Environment The percentage of insourcing CFOs who say America offers a better business environment compared to other advanced countries has increased dramatically, climbing 35 percentage points since 2011 (from 23 percent to 58 percent). Tax and Regulatory Reform are Important With CFOs identifying the U.S. corporate income tax as the least competitive among other advanced countries, it is no surprise that the most important area for the United States to improve to increase foreign direct investment was the U.S. tax system. Among tax policies, 54 percent of CFOs say the corporate tax rate was the factor that impacted their business the most. Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2014 2014 -> For want of a nail 2014 -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 2014 -> Ihbb asian Championships 2014 middle school bowl Round 4 First Quarter 2014 -> Ihbb european Championships 2014 Bowl Round 4 First Quarter 2014 -> International History Bee and Bowl 2013-14 Asian Division Question Set Bowl Round Six 2014 -> United states patent and trademark office 2014 -> Coffs harbour eisteddfod vocal syllabus 2014 -> Listen News Programs Schedule pledge now 2014 -> Slow club announce third album complete surrender Download 0.74 Mb. 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