Skip to Main Content
HBS Home
  • About
  • Academic Programs
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Research
  • Baker Library
  • Giving
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Initiatives
  • News
  • Recruit
  • Map / Directions
Faculty & Research
  • Faculty
  • Research
  • Featured Topics
  • Academic Units
  • …→
  • Harvard Business School→
  • Faculty & Research→
Publications
Publications
  • September 1993 (Revised October 1994)
  • Case
  • HBS Case Collection

Environment and International Trade

By: Forest L. Reinhardt
  • Format:Print
  • | Pages:21
ShareBar

Abstract

During the 1990s, environmental activists became interested in trade issues for the first time. Whereas GATT, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, had previously been the province of trade specialists, a new poster popular among environmentalists depicted the monster "GATTzilla," devouring the earth, dolphins, and democratic institutions. This case describes the conflict between environmental and trade values as it is manifested in various multilateral institutions and treaties: GATT, especially after its controversial ruling on a United States dolphin protection law; NAFTA, the North America Free Trade Agreement, for which environmental matters have become an unexpected stumbling block; the European Community, as it tries to harmonize member regulations; and multilateral treaties such as CITES (the convention on trade in endangered species), the Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting substances, and attempts to protect tropical timber.

Keywords

Trade; Environmental Sustainability; Science-Based Business; Policy; Government and Politics; Agreements and Arrangements; Alliances; Globalization; International Relations; Conflict of Interests

Citation

Reinhardt, Forest L. "Environment and International Trade." Harvard Business School Case 794-018, September 1993. (Revised October 1994.)
  • Educators
  • Purchase

About The Author

Forest L. Reinhardt

Business, Government and the International Economy
→More Publications

More from the Author

    • February 2023
    • Faculty Research

    Master Kong: Growing the Instant Noodles Market in China

    By: Forest Reinhardt and Shu Lin
    • February 2023
    • Faculty Research

    Korea: The Miracle on the Han River

    By: Sophus A. Reinert and Forest Reinhardt
    • December 2022
    • Faculty Research

    Applegate Farms

    By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Jose B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
More from the Author
  • Master Kong: Growing the Instant Noodles Market in China By: Forest Reinhardt and Shu Lin
  • Korea: The Miracle on the Han River By: Sophus A. Reinert and Forest Reinhardt
  • Applegate Farms By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Jose B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
ǁ
Campus Map
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
→Map & Directions
→More Contact Information
  • Make a Gift
  • Site Map
  • Jobs
  • Harvard University
  • Trademarks
  • Policies
  • Accessibility
  • Digital Accessibility
Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College