Keyword: «environmental protection»

In article the historical and modern aspect of understanding of social responsibility of business, its princi-ples and the main directions reveals.

The paper deals with non-financial reporting as a phenomenon of the XXI century. Russian companies on a voluntary basis use non-financial reporting to improve the environmental climate. The paper presents the environmental component of the report on the example of non-financial reporting among Russian companies. Non-financial reporting enables companies to attract stakeholders.

The article analyzes the dynamics of anthropogenic effect on the Baikal natural territory and the role of state environmental supervision in the field of waste management, protection of atmospheric air, use and protection of water bodies. The authors make conclusions about the drawbacks in the organization and legal regulation of state environmental supervision, and the need to improve legislation concerning environmental protection.

The article examines and compares the legal issues of application of administrative responsibility for environmental offenses in Finland and the Russian Federation, The regulation of administrative liability for environmental offenses both in Russia and in Finland is based on the definition of actual damage, which is reflected in the costs of eliminating the harmful consequences of the offender's activities, which agrees with international laws, in particular, with the recommendations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Within this context the methods of compensation for environmental damage and the effect of the environmental insurance provided by laws, the process of exercising environmental control, as well as the administrative justice system of Finland, the structure and activities of administrative courts are subject to comparison. The research was carried out on the basis of materials from such sources as the Federal Law of the Russian Federation "On Environmental Protection", the Code on Administrative Proceedings, the Finnish Laws "On Nature Protection", "On Environmental Damage Insurance" and "On Administrative Procedure", as well as other regulatory acts of Russia and Finland, which regulate the application of administrative responsibility for environmental violations and issues of environmental insurance.

The article tells about the legal status of rural resorts. The prospects for the development of rural resorts in the resort city of Sochi, as well as the current situation, are considered. Directions for the development of rural resorts are proposed, the legal framework and problematic issues are revealed.