Responsible capitalism is all the rage. From the Business Roundtable to Davos, the business elite appears to be embracing a new paradigm in which the purpose of for-profit corporations is to profit bu...

The widespread loss of trust in shareholder value and calls for a move to a more stakeholder-oriented model are undeniable. Expectations of investors to address societal problems are growing. However,...

What does “responsible” capitalism require of investors and companies engaging with China today? China is the world’s second largest economy, a vast market for consumer goods, and a critical link in t...

Though literally capitalism means that capital is owned by the private sector rather than the state, the more useful definition is that capitalism is a system where individuals can pursue market oppor...

Introduction and welcome I am proud to introduce ECGI’s new blog which has as its first theme: Responsible Capitalism. This will be an important theme for ECGI research in the years ahead. The issues ...

The term, ‘responsible capitalism’, inevitably signifies different things to different people. To some, it is an oxymoron. Karl Marx, for example, viewed worker exploitation as an indelible feature of...

The proposal to improve the gender balance on the boards of listed companies in Europe dates to 2012 and was discussed in the European Council until the Maltese Presidency in 2017. After that, negotia...

Stock market short-termism is said to drive ESG and CSR shortfalls, worsening environmental quality and global warming in particular, making the corporation less responsible. A stock market of rapid t...

Coincidental pairing of issues has a way of shaping discussion, if not necessarily improving it. But if issue pairing does nothing else, it makes for interesting rhetoric. It turned out that the 50th ...