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1 - Introduction and Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2020

Ernest Lim
Ernest Lim
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National University of Singapore
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This is the first book to provide a comparative and critical analysis of why and how corporate governance and corporate law have been or can be used to promote and protect sustainability in the four common law jurisdictions in Asia, ie Singapore, Hong Kong, India and Malaysia. Based on theoretical, doctrinal and empirical research, I critically evaluate the rationales for, and effectiveness of, six corporate mechanisms, namely (1) sustainability reporting; (2) gender diversity on the board of directors; (3) constituency directors; (4) stewardship codes; (5) directors’ duty to act in the best interests of the company; and (6) liability on companies, shareholders and directors.

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Sustainabilitycorporate social responsibility (CSR)corporate governancecompany lawstate-owned enterprise (SOE)controlling shareholdergovernmentAsiaSingaporeHong KongMalaysiaIndialegal originsinstitutionsconflicts of interestextraction of private benefits of controlsocially responsible investment (SRI)
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Sustainability and Corporate Mechanisms in Asia , pp. 1 - 54
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Introduction and Overview
  • Ernest Lim, National University of Singapore
  • Book: Sustainability and Corporate Mechanisms in Asia
  • Online publication: 13 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108658508.001
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  • Introduction and Overview
  • Ernest Lim, National University of Singapore
  • Book: Sustainability and Corporate Mechanisms in Asia
  • Online publication: 13 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108658508.001
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  • Introduction and Overview
  • Ernest Lim, National University of Singapore
  • Book: Sustainability and Corporate Mechanisms in Asia
  • Online publication: 13 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108658508.001
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