Rather than seeing self-regulation as an alternative to government intervention, it should be viewed as a complement—a balanced approach that harnesses the best of both worlds.

A body of academic research already exists for the study of industry self-regulation. For instance, the Journal of Business Ethics provides a historical and analytical perspective on how self ...

To improve willpower, it boils down to “just try harder,” said Kentaro Fujita, a professor of psychology at Ohio State University who studies self-regulation and decision making. But self-control ...

Leon Y. Xiao et al, Assessing compliance with UK loot box industry self-regulation on the Apple App Store: a longitudinal study on the implementation process, Open Science Framework (2025).

But he said self-regulation often lacked tough targets and did not prevent greenwashing. "It is indispensable that sustainable products, for example, meet the requirements of the Paris climate ...