Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I. The Transformation of Global Environmental Governance -- 1. The Emergence of Non-State Market-Driven Authority -- 2. The Research Design: Toward an Analytical and Explanatory Framework -- II. North America -- 3. British Columbia, Canada -- 4. The United States -- III. Europe -- 5. The United Kingdom -- 6. Germany -- 7. Sweden -- IV. Private Authority and Sustainability -- 8. Competing for Legitimacy -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Glossary of Terms -- References -- Index.