Table of Contents

Governance, Stewardship and Sustainability:
Theory, Practice and Evidence

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Background of the authors

Chapter 1: Theory and practice of stewardship and sustainability

Chapter 2: Basic principles of corporate governance: investor expectations and corporate realities

Chapter 3: The case for stewardship and sustainability: ethics and economics

Chapter 4: Sources of ESG data, standards and rating: making sense of them for investors and companies

Chapter 5: ESG and investment decision-making: designing an effective methodology

Chapter 6: Effective stewardship in practice: monitoring, engaging, voting and reporting

Chapter 7: Company perspective: sustainability governance and reporting

Chapter 8: Case Study - Volkswagen’s DieselGate: corporate governance and sustainability

Index