CHALLENGES IN CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE

AUTHOR – VIJAY BAJPAI* & MS. PRIYANKA GUPTA**

* STUDENT AT AMITY LAW SCHOOL, NOIDA

** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AMITY UNIVERSITY, NOIDA

BEST CITATION – VIJAY BAJPAI & MS. PRIYANKA GUPTA, CHALLENGES IN CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (8) OF 2025, PG. 332-347, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

1. Introduction

Corporate liability for environmental degradation has evolved into one of the most pressing issues in legal, economic, and social terms at the present time. Fast unescapable and highly serious in the long run are the unfolding practical consequences of environmental degradation, mostly through corporate activities, on ecosystems, biodiversity, and human health. Although there has been improvement in developing the legal frameworks and regulations for the redress of environmental harm, there is still significant inertia in corporate accountability in creating or worsening any environmental degradation incidents. This gaping hole in legal accountability keeps up the cycle of corporate irresponsibility and environmental damage with public suffering.^[1]

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[1] “Philippe Sands, Principles of International Environmental Law 202 (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 3rd edn., 2018).”