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The Politics of Mandatory Corporate Philanthropy

26 April 2023

Dhruv Aggarwal

From ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ to ‘Corporate Social Liability’?

19 December 2022

Karl Hofstetter

The Proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: The view of the Board and Non-executive Director

Since the beginning of this century, also as a consequence of the 2007-2009 financial crisis, corporate governance has focused on topics of internal corporate governance such as composition of boards,...

4 May 2022

Daniela Weber-Rey

The Social Responsibility of Business Includes Profits

Responsible business is the order of the day. Policymakers, investors, and executives themselves correctly believe that companies must stop focusing exclusively on shareholder value, instead turning their attention to social...

27 October 2021

Alex Edmans

Purpose in Business Association Statutes: Much Ado About Something (But Not Much)

Corporate purpose is having a moment. Large corporations face pressure to behave in socially responsible ways, while entrepreneurs seek investors in social enterprises that pursue profits while advancing...

29 July 2021

Brett McDonnell

Do Socially Responsible Firms Walk the Talk?

Shareholder primacy has been the subject of vigorous recent debate. In recent years, asset managers have launched hundreds of ‘socially responsible’ or ‘ESG’ funds that take into account how portfolio...

3 June 2021

Aneesh Raghunandan

Shivaram Rajgopal

Lessons from India’s Struggles with Corporate Purpose

The escalating debate over corporate purpose is not confined to Western developed economies. Rapidly developing economies like India are similarly grappling with how to define and develop a legal framework...

7 January 2021

Afra Afsharipour

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Finance: A Literature Review

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increasingly become a mainstream business activity, ranging from voluntarily engaging in environmental protection to increasing workforce diversity and employee welfare. The term ‘CSR’ is often...

16 November 2020

Hao Liang

Luc Renneboog

Reflexive law and section 172 narrative reporting: reconciling utility and responsibility?

The economic success of the shareholder primacy model has dominated UK company law and imposed a strong allegiance to the shareholder value principle as a primary measure of utility. In...

22 October 2020

Adaeze Okoye

The New Geographies of Corporate Law Production

Writing about the past trajectories and future prospects of corporate law production amidst the COVID-19 crisis presents several challenges, above all with regard to motivation and justification. In other words,...

26 May 2020

Dionysia Katelouzou

Peer Zumbansen

The Politics of Mandatory Corporate Philanthropy

From ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ to ‘Corporate Social Liability’?

The Proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: The view of the Board and Non-executive Director

The Social Responsibility of Business Includes Profits

Purpose in Business Association Statutes: Much Ado About Something (But Not Much)

Do Socially Responsible Firms Walk the Talk?

Lessons from India’s Struggles with Corporate Purpose

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Finance: A Literature Review

Reflexive law and section 172 narrative reporting: reconciling utility and responsibility?

The New Geographies of Corporate Law Production

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