The research in this volume deals with environmental problems, from a standpoint that puts companies committed to their solution at the core. The changing attitudes of the business segment and business associations constitute a reason for institutions, practices, technologies and people’s lifestyles all pushing to make the preservation of the natural environment compatible with “quality of life”. This study, a collection of the work presented at the seminar on Ecology, Industrial Relations and Business organized in 1992, marked the beginning of a BBV Foundation research line on the environment and society, in the belief that no developed community can ignore the local, regional and global impact of human activity.