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Board Oversight of Sustainability
The role of corporations and other business organizations in society has become a hotly debated issue that has attracted the attention of numerous participants in the political arena; however, until recently board members generally showed little interest in the debate and remained focused on their traditional role of maximizing shareholder value. It is now becoming clear that questions regarding the role of business are tied to essential strategic and operational sustainability-related issues that are critical to the discharge of directors’ responsibilities with respect to setting the long-term strategy of their companies and which have attracted the attention of investors, consumers and other stakeholders ...
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