In recent years, a number of jurisdictions have recognized diverse ecosystems and other-
than-human organisms as legal persons. From national constitutions and legislation to …

ESG investing evolved over time from the earlier concept of CSR. The process of evolution
moved the focus from the external impact of corporate activities to the risk and return …

Background: In many sectors of the economy, for-profit business corporations hold
excessive power relative to some governments and civil society. These power imbalances …

Background In recent decades there has been a global rise in consumption of ultra-
processed foods (UPFs) to the detriment of population health and the environment. Large …

Scholarly efforts to propose future directions for international business (IB) research have
generated a timely and extensive inventory of potentially interesting areas of research. We …

The world faces a complex convergence of social and ecological crises: climate change,
biodiversity loss, resource scarcity, human rights violations, rising inequality and societal …

This article discusses three questions. First, what drives business to ignore human rights, or
even worse, consciously undermine the achievement of human rights? Second, given the …

Today, the business corporation is ubiquitous. Incorporated according to local and national
laws, it exists and functions in an almost borderless physical and digital space that …

Corporate purpose has again become a topic of discussion in company law and corporate
governance. In the European Union, the tension between the societal approach to …

Despite the corporation's financial success, the corporation has failed to deliver a crucial
part of what people want from it: a stable planet; livable communities; a safe and sustainable …