Multinational Corporations and Climate Change: Risks, Responsibilities, and Resilience - Hardcover

Jonas Gamso

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1009610902 ISBN 13: 9781009610902

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2026

Synopsis

How do global firms confront the defining challenge of our era? Drawing from international business, political economy, and environmental policy, Jonas Gamso offers an integrated framework for understanding how multinational corporations manage physical, transition, liability, and reputational climate risks through strategies of adaptation, avoidance, transfer, diversification, and acceptance. Blending rigorous empirical analysis with detailed case studies of Ørsted, ExxonMobil, and Saudi Aramco, among others, he reveals how companies make strategic decisions amid accelerating climate impacts and shifting policy landscapes, while also illuminating the effects of public policy and international relations. The book provides essential insights for scholars of international relations, business, and development, as well as for policymakers and practitioners seeking to align economic competitiveness with global sustainability.

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About the Author

Jonas Gamso is Associate Professor and Deputy Dean of Knowledge Enterprise in the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. His research has appeared in International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of World Business, World Development, and other journals. His commentary has been featured in The Conversation, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and The World Today. He also directs the UN Global Compact's SDG Innovation Accelerator at ASU.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009610902
• ISBN 13: 9781009610902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 282