Lexicon of ESG and sustainability / by Nancy S. Cleveland -- Sustainability meets governance / John H. Stout -- The evolution of corporate sustainability / William Jannace -- An introduction to directors' fiduciary duties, corporate purpose, and stakeholder interests / Bruce Davis -- Directors' duties regarding sustainability and ESG / Peter P. Tomczak -- The role of the audit committee in the board's management of sustainability and ESG issues / Lawrence A. Darby, III -- How can boards approach sustainability / Kevin M. Coleman, Hope Mehlman, and Beth-ann Roth -- Questions for directors to ask / Kevin M. Coleman, Hope Mehlman, and Beth-ann Roth -- What are the drivers of sustainability? / Hope Mehlman, Kevin M. Coleman, and Nancy S. Cleveland -- Who are the stakeholders? / Paul Wehrmann -- Shareholder proposals and activism / Reuben Zaramian, Kai H.E. Liekefett, Derek Zaba, and Hana Lee -- Board oversight of the dynamic ESG landscape / Beth-ann Roth -- Sustainable investing and impact investing / Beth-ann Roth -- United States federal, state, and local sustainability legislation and regulation / Kevin M. Coleman -- Public company mandatory reporting of ESG matters / Sonia G. Barros, Rebecca Grapsas, and Claire H. Holland -- Voluntary reporting on ESG matters / Rebecca Grapsas, and Claire H. Holland -- Sustainability ratings / Marie Elena Angulo and Jessica Mendoza -- Litigation and risk management / Peter P. Tomczak -- Corporate culture and governance / Howard Brod Brownstein -- Operations management : supply chain, employees, customers / John LegareĢ Williams -- Environmental resources management / Nancy S. Cleveland -- How to leverage benefit governance / Frederick Alexander -- Sustainable development goals and other international sustainability initiatives / William Jannace -- Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the boardroom & beyond / Katayun Jaffari and Sarah Schlossberg.
Summary:
"ESG, CSR, and sustainability have become a dynamic and critical focus of corporate governance. The ESG challenges for corporate boards are complicated and this valuable guide sets out to carefully explore what happens when governance meets sustainability. The book serves as a guide to current ideas about ESG and governance and provides insight to directors on their role with respect to ESG matters" -Publisher's website
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.