Business Law and the Transition to a Net Zero Economy

The bookClimate change is widely recognised as one of society's most profound challenges. In facing that challenge, the role of businesses is central. Corporations have a crucial role to play in mitigating climate change by reducing their net emissions and by driving the innovation and adaptation that are necessary to bring about a net zero economy. This volume brings together leading thinkers to evaluate the contribution that business law has made, and could make, to help drive such change.The contributions are organized under four broad themes:- Climate Change Disclosures and Net Zero Commitments- Climate Change: Exit or Voice- Climate Change in the Boardroom- Climate Change in the CourtroomThe advantage at a glance- innovative- groundbreaking- to the pointThe target groupThis volume should be of interest to scholars, practitioners, policy- and lawmakers worldwide.

Summary

The book
Climate change is widely recognised as one of society's most profound challenges. In facing that challenge, the role of businesses is central. Corporations have a crucial role to play in mitigating climate change by reducing their net emissions and by driving the innovation and adaptation that are necessary to bring about a net zero economy. This volume brings together leading thinkers to evaluate the contribution that business law has made, and could make, to help drive such change.
The contributions are organized under four broad themes:
- Climate Change Disclosures and Net Zero Commitments
- Climate Change: Exit or Voice
- Climate Change in the Boardroom
- Climate Change in the Courtroom
The advantage at a glance
- innovative
- groundbreaking
- to the point
The target group
This volume should be of interest to scholars, practitioners, policy- and lawmakers worldwide.

Product details

• Assisted by: Andreas Engert (Editor), Luc Enriques (Editor), Luca Enriques (Editor), Wolf-Georg Ringe (Editor), Wolf-Georg Ringe et al (Editor), Umakanth Varotill (Editor), Umakanth Varottil (Editor), Thom Wetzer (Editor)
• Publisher: Beck Juristischer Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2021
• EAN: 9783406782749
• ISBN: 978-3-406-78274-9
• No. of pages: 86
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 7 mm x 233 mm
• Weight: 178 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; Climate Change, BHN-Rabatt, Business Law, Carbon emissions