Environmental self-regulation of companies in oil and gas industry

Sardoei Nasab, Mohammad; Balavi, Mahdi; Mashhadi, Ali; Hassani, Elham

doi:10.22059/jolt.2021.305856.1006874

Environmental self-regulation of companies in oil and gas industry

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, College of Farabi, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran

² Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Qom University, Qom, Iran

³ MSc, Faculty of Law, College of Farabi, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran

10.22059/jolt.2021.305856.1006874

Abstract

The trend of pollutant industries as a new and voluntary regulatory tool has increased due to ineffectiveness governmental regulations and their weaknesses in improving the environment. The oil and gas industry is no exception. the aim of this study is to explain the environmental issues of petroleum companies as one of the most environmental and environmental issues that companies are fully independent or they attempt in cooperation with the government to regulate their activities from the environmental point of view. In addition, the measures taken by international and international law, government and other stakeholders in the support and leadership of the companies will be mentioned. The research findings indicate that petroleum companies will be able to improve the environment and oil industry subject to acceptance of responsibility and the use of self-regulatory instruments as well as an observer such as the industrial community that meets the company's activities in accordance with the set-out rules.

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