Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Corporate Purpose
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Corporate Purpose
Abstract: What are corporations for? Is the corporate purpose to solve the problems of people and planet profitably or just to make money for shareholders? What role should or could a sustainable corporate governance and the interests of the stakeholders play? Never before has the debate over corporate purpose been so heated. It is now one of the hottest legal and – more in general – public policy issue. This article critically examines these topics and the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility/ Environmental Social Governance and Corporate Purpose.
Summary: 1. Dalla Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) alla Environmental Social Governance (ESG): prime riflessioni. – 2. La centralità e la predominanza culturale del dibattito sullo “scopo della società”. – 3. Alcune considerazioni sparse sullo “scopo della società” – 4. Verso nuovi campi problematici (e nuovi convegni).
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility — Environmental Social Governance — Corporate Purpose.
