Rules of the Game for Sustainable Business
� Laws, Contracts and Morality
   
 
Författare:Frydlinger David
Titel:Rules of the Game for Sustainable Business � Laws, Contracts and Morality
Utgivningsår:2024
Omfång:368 sid.
Förlag:Kluwer Law International
ISBN:9789403528281
Produkttyp:Inbunden
Ämnesord:Associationsrätt och värdepappersrätt , Offentlig rätt , Miljörätt

Pris: 1592 SEK exkl. moms

 

Rules of the Game for Sustainable Business is a crucially important book that explains the changing landscape and provides a guide for companies on how to transform into more sustainable businesses while at the same time complying with the laws adopted as part of the EU green deal. That all companies must be part of the sustainability transition is no longer just good advice but a necessity since the world is in an unsustainable state, both environmentally and socially. The legal, contractual and moral rules of the games for conducting business are rapidly changing for all companies involved in business or finance related to the European Union.

What’s in this book:

In this book, the author addresses the following issues and topics:

- holistic framework to understand environmental and social sustainability and its relevance for business;

- overview of the entire field of EU sustainability law, from human rights treaties to sustainability regulations to sustainable contracts;

- the connection between sustainability, economics and morality;

- sustainable finance and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), EU Taxonomy and Green Bonds Regulation;

- sustainable business and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD) and Due Diligence Directives (CSDDD);

- the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS);

- sustainability and contracts; and

- sustainable supply chains.


How this will help you:

This book is an in-depth introduction to EU sustainability law and can be read as an instruction manual for sustainable business in general. It is an essential guide for lawyers, business leaders, sustainability officers, auditors, and advisors. It provides a basic understanding of what is required to transform today’s business into a sustainable one and thus contribute to the future of humanity on Earth.


Table Of Contents
About the Author

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I
Sustainability, Law and Morality

CHAPTER 1
An Unsustainable World

CHAPTER 2
The Legal System and Sustainability

CHAPTER 3
The Role of Companies

CHAPTER 4
The Levels of Sustainability Law

CHAPTER 5
Sustainability, Economics and Morality

CHAPTER 6
The Ground Rules of the Game: Corporate Purpose and Values

PART II
Sustainable Finance

CHAPTER 7
Introduction to Sustainable Finance

CHAPTER 8
Sustainable Finance Disclosures

CHAPTER 9
The EU Taxonomy

CHAPTER 10
European Green Bonds Regulation

CHAPTER 11
Regulation of ESG Ratings

PART III
Sustainable Business

CHAPTER 12
Should-Haves and Must-Haves in Sustainable Business

CHAPTER 13
The EU Ideal Image for Sustainable Business

CHAPTER 14
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

CHAPTER 15
Corporate Sustainability Reporting

CHAPTER 16
General Requirements for the Sustainability Report (ESRS 1)

CHAPTER 17
Business Model, Strategy and Governance in Sustainable Business (ESRS 2)

CHAPTER 18
Environmental Sustainability (E)

CHAPTER 19
Social Sustainability (S)

CHAPTER 20
Governance (G)

PART IV
Sustainability and Contracts

CHAPTER 21
The Contract as a Bridge Between Morality and Economics

CHAPTER 22
Due Diligence, Positive Contribution and Contracts

CHAPTER 23
Three Perspectives on Contracts

CHAPTER 24
Six Steps for Due Diligence in Contracts

CHAPTER 25
Sustainable Financing Contracts

PART V
Sustainable Value Chains

CHAPTER 26
Beyond the Codes of Conduct

CHAPTER 27
The Value Chain

CHAPTER 28
Sustainability Shortcomings in the Value Chain and Their Causes

CHAPTER 29
Creating the Sustainable Value Chain

Annexes

Annex 1

Annex 2

Annex 3

Annex 4

Annex 5

Annex 6

Annex 7

Bibliography

Index
 
  © 2017 Jure AB