Corporate law and sustainability from the next generation of lawyers / edited by Carol Liao and Joel Bakan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liao, Carol (Law professor), editor.

Bakan, Joel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporation law--Canada.

Corporation law.

Social responsibility of business--Law and legislation--Canada.

Social responsibility of business.

Sustainable development--Law and legislation.

Sustainable development.

Sustainable development--Law and legislation--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Climate change is an intergenerational crisis and the solutions and path forward must include intergenerational voices. This book offers timeless research from a diverse group of young lawyers calling for bona fide corporate accountability within legal and regulatory frameworks, including innovative new ideas for reform.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

The Millennial Generation and the Post‑pandemic Future of Corporate Law and Sustainability

Governing and Financing Responsible Business

Reconciling Corporate Social Responsibility with Executive Compensation

Decolonizing and Reinvigorating Economic Development in Indigenous Communities Through Cooperative Ownership

Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards: Much Ado About Mandatory Quotas?

Crowdfunding for Social Impact Bonds: A Theoretical Solution to Difficulties in Practice

CSR as Risk Management in Industry Practice

Bell, Let's Talk About Reputational Risk and Opportunity

Elephants Among Chickens: Responsible Lobbying and the Fossil Fuel Industry in the Transition to Net-Zero

Reparations or Reputation: The Paradox of CSR and the Alcohol Industry

Behind the Veil: An Analysis of Fast Fashion Retailers' Engagement with Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Corporate Accountability and Regulation

The Return of Robin Hood: A New Kind of Shareholder Activism

Avoiding Tax Avoidance as the Socially Responsible Thing to Do

Closing the Accountability Gap? Early Lessons from the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise

The Search for Corporate Accountability in Transnational Business and Human Rights

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Liao, Carol Corporate Law and Sustainability from the Next Generation of Lawyers

ISBN:

9780228013099

0228013097

9780228013105

0228013100

OCLC:

1313127894