Beyond shareholders primacy: debate on corporate purpose and ESG

Regolo, Eugenio (A.A. 2021/2022) Beyond shareholders primacy: debate on corporate purpose and ESG. Tesi di Laurea in Law and economics (corporate and business law: antitrust and regulation), Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Pierluigi Matera, pp. 59. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Purpose clause in corporate charters. A brief historical review. Purpose clause in the modern era. For whom is the corporation managed? Theories of the corporate purpose. Shareholders primacy theory. Stakeholders theory. Enlightened shareholders theory. USA: current law. What does delaware say? Constituency statutes. Moving away from shareholder wealth maximization: a comparative law perspective. Germany. France. United Kingdom. Environmental social and governance criteria: a potential response? The rise of ESG. Is greenwashing inevitable? SEC and ESG: reporting and disclosure. Environmental disclosure. Social disclosure. Governance disclosure. New proposals (2020). Business roundtable: a trend reversal on corporate purpose or an illusory promise? The statement of purpose. An illusory promise?

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Bibliografia: pp. 48-58.

Thesis Type: Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Economics and Business, English language (L-33)
Chair: Law and economics (corporate and business law: antitrust and regulation)
Thesis Supervisor: Matera, Pierluigi
Academic Year: 2021/2022
Session: Autumn
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 26 Jan 2023 13:53
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2023 13:53
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/34772

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