Environmental Self-Regulation of Business Entities in Russia: The Statement of the Problem

It is well known that state environmental regulation does not keep pace with the development of public relations. One of the obvious consequences of this is that the regulator, guided in its activities by outdated regulation, also lags behind. For this reason, it is especially important to include business entities that have a negative impact on the environment in the regulatory process. This will create conditions for the introduction of rules that take into account not only the requirements of the law, but also the industry-specific activities of such entities. In Russia, due to the reform of state regulation in the field of the environment, environmental self-regulation is not given due attention. At the same time, the need to stimulate its development and further improvement is recognized. Within the framework of the article, the conditions and prospects for the development of environmental self-regulation of Russian business entities are determined. The study employed both general (dialectical method, deduction and induction) and specific (formal legal, comparative legal, and legal forecasting methods) scientific research methods. The study shows that conditions have been created in Russia for the development of self-regulatory organizations with mandatory membership. As a rule, environmental protection in such organizations is not the main purpose of their activities. As for voluntary self-regulation, there are no conditions in domestic legislation aimed at stimulating its development. Active support from the state is required in this field. First of all, it is the development of state programs, which include legal, economic, organizational, and informational measures that contribute to the creation of conditions for the development of environmental self-regulation. These should primarily be economic incentive measures, such as: development of a modern mechanism for the formation of the state order for the development of environmentally-oriented production processes and environmentally-oriented products; formation and implementation of short- and medium-term state support for domestic producers, etc. In addition, public environmental control, environmental education, and the promotion of environmental culture should also become tools for stimulating the development of environmental self-regulation in Russia. Thus, only when the state creates conditions for the development of environmental self-regulation can it be successfully formed in our country.

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