Responsible Corporate Governance Foundations

This week’s topics

Responsible Corporate Governance Foundations

1. Agency theory versus stakeholder stewardship
2. OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
3. ESG integration and executive fiduciary duties
4. Systemic risk oversight and long-term enterprise sustainability
5. Review of the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
6. Panel Discussion on "Building the Governance Framework to Unlock Value from Sustainability"
7. Presentation of "The Role of the Board in a Sustainability Era” Board ESG Pulse Check Study

What you will be able to do

• 3.1 Justify the significance of responsible corporate governance in global organisations.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: justify the significance of responsible corporate governance in global organisations.

Study materials

Videos

• Review of the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance · YouTube · OECD Business and Finance · 6 min · for registered students
• Panel Discussion on "Building the Governance Framework to Unlock Value from Sustainability" · YouTube · INSEAD · 44 min · for registered students
• Presentation of "The Role of the Board in a Sustainability Era” Board ESG Pulse Check Study · YouTube · INSEAD · 35 min · for registered students
• Reforming Corporate Governance · YouTube · Gresham College · 51 min · for registered students
• The Stewardship Role of Investors · YouTube · Gresham College · 50 min · for registered students

Further resources

• G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2023 · PDF · Oecd, framework; 53 pages · for registered students
• Corporate Governance, ch. 2: Governance and Accountability · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 27–50 · for registered students
• The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students