International Journal in Management & Social Science
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 7

A swot analysis of corporate environmental governance in Togo

  • Author:
  • Doman Gnoufougou, NadÉDjo Bigou-Lare, BantÉ Nakpakpere
  • Total Page Count: 11
  • Page Number: 1 to 11

*Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion de l'Université, de Kara BP 43, Kara, Togo

**Faculté des Sciences Economiques, et de Gestion de l'Université, de Lomé BP1515, Lomé, TOGO

***International University of Economics and Business (IUEB), Department of Management, Beijing, China

Online published on 11 August, 2014.

Abstract

Environmental governance is as encompassing the full range of best practice approaches to the management by companies of their environmental impacts, risks, performance and opportunities”. Corporate environmental governance thus describes how a corporation manages its corporate environment within a defined framework of environmental impacts, risks (threats), performance and opportunities. Hence corporate environmental governance criteria into processes and outcomes that is both internal and external to the company. While companies use several types of analyses as barometers of business health and while others show how the price of inputs may double in the coming months there are some companies which reveal how it could better utilize cash flow. This article used a SWOT analysis as an additional tool by organizations to give businesses insight into potential barriers in subtle ways. Thus, a SWOT analysis of corporate environmental governance reviews the business's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Within the strengths and weaknesses section of the SWOT analysis, the company assesses factors unique to the organization. The framework of this SWOT analysis offers a well-rounded, holistic picture by revealing both internal and external issues. Though the "opportunities" and "threats" sections, the analysis do not differ much from the "strengths" and "weaknesses" components highlight the internal issues of the organization. The company can control these factors, so it attempts to strengthen its best assets and improve its apparent weaknesses.

Keywords

Environmental governance, corporate environmental governance, a SWOT analysis