Globalisation of Corporate Social Responsibility and its Impact on Corporate Governance

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introductory Overview

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Significance of Moving Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

      • Jean J. du Plessis, Umakanth Varottil, Jeroen Veldman

      Pages 3-23

3. Corporate Social Responsibility: Conceptual Frameworks and Stakeholders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25

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   2. Well Governed, Sustainable and Socially Responsible Financial Corporations: Remote or Real Expectations?

      • Gill North

      Pages 27-49

   3. The Role of Employee Voice in Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in China

      • Cindy A. Schipani, Terry Morehead Dworkin, Junhai Liu

      Pages 51-75

   4. Responsibility and the Modern Corporation

      • Jeroen Veldman

      Pages 77-92

4. Board Structure and Accountability

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93

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   2. Corporate Social Responsibility and the Corporate Board: Assessing the Indian Experiment

      • Afra Afsharipour

      Pages 95-119

   3. Regulation of Corporate Social Responsibility Through the Lens of Board Accountability and the Case of China

      • Jingchen Zhao

      Pages 121-153

5. Corporate Social Responsibility Legislation and Implementation: Evidence and Experience

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155

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   2. Corporate Social Responsibility in European Union Law: Foundations, Developments, Enforcement

      • Patrick C. Leyens

      Pages 157-176

   3. From Transparency to Due Diligence Laws? Variations in Stringency of CSR Regulation in Global Supply Chains in the ‘Home State’ Of Multinational Enterprises

      • Andreas Rühmkorf

      Pages 177-201

   4. Soft Law Requirements with Hard Law Effects? The Influence of CSR on Corporate Law from a German Perspective

      • Alexander Scheuch

      Pages 203-229

   5. Analysing the CSR Spending Requirements Under Indian Company Law

      • Umakanth Varottil

      Pages 231-253

This book addresses the increasing overlap between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and law with a particular focus on company law and corporate governance. What is the impact of CSR on company law and corporate governance and, vice versa? How do these systems impact on CSR? Do they enable, require or prevent the socially responsible conduct of companies, for example, through corporate theory, directors’ duties or disclosure laws? What is the role of shareholders and directors in the promotion of CSR?
The theme of the book ensures a sharing of ideas and experiences globally and internationally for all jurisdictions to consider core legal and social aspects of CSR.

• Corporate social responsibility
• Corporate governance
• Corporate law
• Resonsible corporate behaviour
• Long-term sustainable growth for corporations

• Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia

  Jean J. du Plessis

• Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

  Umakanth Varottil

• Cass Business School, City, University London, London, United Kingdom

  Jeroen Veldman

Jean J du Plessis, Deakin University, AustraliaUmakanth Varottil, National University of Singapore, SingaporeJeroen Veldman, University of London, London, United Kingdom

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