The emerging field of corporate law, corporate governance and sustainability is one of the most dynamic and significant areas of law and policy in light of the convergence of environmental, social and economic crises that we as a global society face. Understanding the impact of the corporation on society and realizing its potential for contributing to sustainability is vital for the future of humanity.
The new Cambridge Handbook of Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Sustainability comprehensively assesses the state-of-the-art in this field through in-depth discussion of sustainability-related problems, numerous case studies on regulatory responses implemented by jurisdictions around the world, and analyses of predominant strategies and potential drivers of change. The Handbook will be an essential reference for students, scholars, practitioners, policymakers and general readers interested in how corporate law and governance have exacerbated global society’s most pressing challenges, and how reforms to these fields can help us resolve those challenges and achieve sustainability.
Contents
Forewords by Mervyn E. King and Margaret M. Blair
Introduction
Chapter 1: Corporations and sustainability, Beate Sjåfjell and Christopher M. Bruner
Part I Global business and fragmented regulation
Chapter 2: Trade, investment and corporate sustainability, Clair Gammage and Tonia Novitz
Chapter 3: Extraterritorial attempts at addressing challenges to sustainability, Jingchen Zhao
Chapter 4: De-fragmenting transnational business responsibility: principles and process, Karen Morrow and Holly Cullen
Chapter 5: Sustainability and the move from corporate governance to governance through contract, Jaakko Salminen
Part II Corporate law, financial markets and sustainability
Chapter 6: The history of shareholder primacy, from Adam Smith through the rise of financialism, Judd F Sneirson
Chapter 7: Corporate governance and the political economy of the company, Lorraine Talbot
Chapter 8: Taming unsustainable finance: the perils of modern risk management, Jay Cullen, and Jukka Mähönen
Chapter 9: The international order of corporate taxation: from market-building to sustainable fiscal settlement? Jussi Jaakkola and Reijo Knuutinen
Part III Corporate law, corporate governance and sustainability: case studies
Chapter 10: Progress is possible: sustainability in US corporate Law and corporate Governance, Dana Brakman Reiser
Chapter 11: Green but not enough: sustainability in Canadian corporate governance, Poonam Puri
Chapter 12: The Australian paradox: conservative corporate law in a progressive culture, Victoria Schnure Baumfield
Chapter 13: Moving beyond virtue signalling: Corporate sustainability for New Zealand, Susan Watson
Chapter 14: The EU as a potential norm creator for sustainable corporate groups, Blanaid Clarke and Linn Anker-Sørensen
Chapter 15: Market-led sustainability through information disclosure: the UK approach, Andrew Johnston
Chapter 16: Law, culture and sustainability: Corporate governance in the Nordic countries, Jukka Mähönen and Gudrun Johnsen
Chapter 17: Stakeholder value versus corporate sustainability: company law and corporate governance in Germany, Andreas Rühmkorf
Chapter 18: Worker participation, sustainability, and the puzzle of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, Matthew Bodie
Chapter 19: Corporate sustainability and shareholder activism in the Netherlands, Anne Lafarre and Christoph Van der Elst
Chapter 20: Old-fashioned yet innovative: corporate law, corporate governance and sustainability in France, Véronique Magnier
Chapter 21: The unsuccessful pursuit for sustainability in Italian business law, Alessio Bartolacelli
Chapter 22: Sustainability and the transformation of the Socialist corporation into the private corporation: three lost decades? Liviu Damsa
Chapter 23: Limited demand, limited supply: corporate governance and sustainability in Russia, Carsten Sprenger
Chapter 24: The Pacific Alliance: an opportunity for a sustainable system of corporate law and governance in Latin America, Alvaro Pereira
Chapter 25: Social environmentalism and corporate capture: corporate governance and sustainability in Brazil, Luciana Dias
Chapter 26: The Social and Ethics Committee: innovating corporate governance in South Africa, Tshepo H. Mongalo
Chapter 27: Reforming the Nigerian oil and gas sector: towards corporate sustainability? Adure Uzo-Peters
Chapter 28: Enlightenment or resistance? Promoting sustainability through corporate law and governance in Mauritius, Renginee G. Pillay, T. Soobaroyen, J.D. Mahadeo and N. Pariag-Maraye
Chapter 29: The community company as a vehicle for sustainability in Solomon Islands: hopes, challenges and possibilities, Vijaya Nagarajan and Terry Reid
Chapter 30: What does it mean to be sustainable? Regulating the relationship between corporations and indigenous peoples, Grant Christensen
Chapter 31: Shareholder voting and corporate sustainability in China: an empirical study, Chao Xi
Chapter 32: Corporate governance reform, social norms and sustainability in Japanese companies, Souichiro Kozuka
Chapter 33: Achieving Sustainable Developments Goals in India, Harpreet Kaur
Chapter 34: Sustainability and legislated corporate social responsibility in Indonesia, Benedict Sheehy and Cacik Rut Damayanti
Chapter 35: Islamic financial institutions and corporate sustainability: a study of Oman, Dubai and Malaysia, Abdul Karim Aldohni
Chapter 36: Leaders or Laggards? Corporate Sustainability in Hong Kong and Singapore, Christopher M. Bruner
Part IV Potential drivers for change
Chapter 37: Disclosure regulation and sustainability: legalisation and governance implications, Iris H-Y Chiu
Chapter 38: Sustainability reporting in Africa: A comparative study of Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Botswana and South Africa, Ondotimi Songi and Ayesha Dias
Chapter 39: Global supply chains and sustainability: the role of disclosure and due diligence regulation, Charlotte Villiers
Chapter 40: Aligning social investing with nature's timescales, Benjamin J. Richardson
Chapter 41: Shareholder stewardship: a case of (re)embedding institutional investors and the corporation? Dionysia Katelouzou
Chapter 42: Green bonds and beyond: debt financing as a sustainability driver, Stephen Kim Park
Chapter 43: Conflicts and coalitions: the drivers of European corporate sustainability reforms, David Monciardini
Chapter 44: Gender as a catalyst for corporate reform, Roseanne Russell
Chapter 45: Amenable controls: how companies influences laws, reputation, and morals, Roy Shapira
Chapter 46: Social enterprise law: friend or foe to corporate sustainability? Carol Liao
Chapter 47: Certifying ‘good’ companies: a comparative study of regulatory design, Florian Möslein
Chapter 48: The cooperative as a platform for sustainable business operations, Ville Pönkä
Chapter 49: Realising the potential of the board for corporate sustainability, Beate Sjåfjell
Conclusion
Chapter 50: Corporate law, corporate governance and the pursuit of sustainability, Christopher M. Bruner and Beate Sjåfjell
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