Shareholders, Corporate Social Responsibility, Risk Management

Playing the Long Game: Why Corporate Directors Must Keep Their Company’s Long-Term Mission in Focus

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 8/19/2025

Corporate boards are no stranger to near-term pressures, but these days the pressures are piling as high as they ever have. Geopolitical tensions and supply-chain disruptions; climate change and technological revolutions;...more

Corporate compliance with human rights: An overview

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 11/1/2024

Creating value for shareholders has long been considered the primary purpose of corporations, especially within the framework of traditional economic theories. However, this view has evolved significantly over the past few...more

The ‘S’ in marketing

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 7/13/2023

I can’t think of a better example of the convergence of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, compliance, and ethics than in marketing and public relations. This area is filled with opportunities and risks...more

ESG Claims in an Era of Heightened Regulatory and Litigation Risks

Perkins Coie on 7/21/2021

From investors and shareholders to customers and employees, key stakeholders are increasingly demanding both corporate action and broad-based public disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. As...more

Human rights benchmarks: Corporate performance rankings on the rise: The business case for understanding human rights and ESG...

White & Case LLP on 1/14/2020

The strategic value of paying attention to areas that benchmarks assess - Some companies are skeptical about engaging with human rights and ESG benchmarking, because they question whether human rights and ESG disclosures...more

Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation and What It Means for the Compliance Profession

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 8/21/2019

On Monday, the Business Roundtable announced the release of the Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation(The Statement). The new Statement was signed by 181 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) who committed to lead their...more