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Environmental And Social Sustainability In The Boardroom, Jon Lukomnik
Environmental And Social Sustainability In The Boardroom, Jon Lukomnik
Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership
The last 10 years has seen a remarkable shift in the attention and importance of social and environmental issues for public corporations. This has meant an increased focus by boards on these important matters.
Climate change, human rights, corporate political influence, and inequality are just some of the issues that are being raised by shareholders and other stakeholders. As calls for corporate transparency grow, how boards incorporate these issues into their decision making processes, disclose them, and address them from a risk perspective will continue to garner attention.