Corporate Governance: Volume 14 Issue 5

The state of corporate citizenship in Brazil

Lucas Amaral Lauriano, Heiko Spitzeck, João Henrique Dutra Bueno

– This paper aims to present the state of corporate citizenship in Brazil.

Corporate strategy and the environment: towards a four-dimensional compatibility model for fostering green management decisions

Fabien Martinez

This article aims to draw on the contingency theory to develop a conceptual model of compatibility between corporate environmental responsibility and business strategy that…

Governance and microfinance institutions

Anuschka Bakker, Jaap Schaveling, André Nijhof

This paper aims to determine the influence of governance mechanisms on sustainability and outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Corporate governance has been identified as…

Impact of externalities on sustainable development: evidence from public-private partnerships in Kazakhstan and Russia

Nikolai Mouraviev, Nada Kakabadse

This paper aims to investigate the influence of public-private partnerships (PPPs) on social and economic conditions in Kazakhstan and Russia from a public economics perspective…

Sustainability, risk management and governance: towards an integrative approach

Joris-Johann Lenssen, Nikolay A. Dentchev, Ludwig Roger

The purpose of this paper is to present a granulated governance perspective to face sustainability risks and challenges that our planet is facing. The authors argue that…

Does agricultural commodity speculation contribute to sustainable development?

Christina Kleinau, Nick Lin-Hi

This paper aims to conceptually analyse the role of speculation in society to determine whether agricultural commodity index funds, a new form of speculation, contribute to…

Rational socially responsible investment

Benjamin Tobias Peylo

The purpose of this paper is first to give an in-depth discussion of the criticism of socially responsible investment's (SRI) alleged incompatibility with the concept of rational…

Determinants of non-economic investment goals among Indian investors

Abhilash Sreekumar Nair, Rani Ladha

– The purpose of this paper is to identify underlying characteristics of Indian investors that influence them to achieve their non-economic investment goals.

Indian MFI at crossroads: sustainability perspective

Pinky Dutta, Debabrata Das

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting the financial sustainability of the Indian Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) post-Andhra Pradesh (AP) crisis

How to finance the transition to a more sustainable global economy and society?

André Nijhof, Gilbert Lenssen, Ludwig Roger, Henk Kievit