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The 24th European Corporate Governance Conference: Company Law and Climate Change?
Securing the future of European business: the role of company law and corporate governance, by Beate Sjåfjell, Professor, Dr. Juris, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, SMART-project
The 24th European Corporate Governance Conference: Company Law and Climate Change?
Securing the future of European business: the role of company law and corporate governance, by Beate Sjåfjell, Professor, Dr. Juris, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, SMART-project
1.
Securing the future of European business
The role of company law and corporate governance
Beate Sjåfjell, University of Oslo
@UniOsloSMART #SMARTproject
Sustainable Market Actors for Responsible Trade (SMART)
5.
Shareholder Primacy:
The Main Barrier to
Sustainable Companies
Sjåfjell, Johnston,
Anker-Sørensen & Millon
Chapter downloadable at SSRN:
ssrn.com/abstract=2664544
6.
Obstacles to Global
Sustainable Business
Sjåfjell, Mähönen, Johnston & Cullen
Report downloadable at SSRN:
ssrn.com/abstract=3354401
7.
Cambridge Handbook of
Corporate Law, Corporate
Governance & Sustainability
Sjåfjell & Bruner (eds).
Our introductory chapter is
downloadable from SSRN:
ssrn.com/abstract=3383384
8.
Company law must take back the power of defining…
• The purpose of the company
• The duties of the board
• And what counts
9.
Redefining the purpose
The purpose of the undertaking is to
create sustainable value within
planetary boundaries, balancing the
interests of its investors and other
involved and affected parties
11.
Redefining the duties of the board
• Commit: to the overarching purpose
• Integrate: throughout the business
• Assurance: of systems and processes
12.
Sustainability is possible, with legislative reform
supporting the transition
We welcome your input to our SMART reform proposals: smart.uio.no/news
@BeateSjafjell
@UniOsloSMART #SMARTproject
SMART is funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 programme, grant agreement 693642.
The contents of this presentation are the sole responsibility of the SMART project
and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
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