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A Research Agenda for Corporate Environmental Law

Edited by: Colin Mackie

ISBN13: 9781035386956
To be Published: October 2026
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.

With contributions from world-leading experts on cutting-edge topics at the interface of corporate law and environmental law, this timely Research Agenda explores key concepts and emerging themes within this nascent field.

Incorporating a broad range of perspectives, backgrounds and methodological approaches, this Research Agenda outlines entry points for research on the legal tools needed to address the immense and urgent environmental threat the planet faces. Chapters investigate how corporate legal structures might be surmounted to instil behavioural change within enterprises, accountability to stakeholders increased through regulatory intervention and decision-making of business leaders aligned more closely with environmental priorities. Analysing the complex regulatory conflicts that sit at the heart of corporate environmental law, expert contributors posit innovative solutions and clear pathways for future research.

Students and scholars interested in company law, corporate governance, corporate insolvency law and environmental law and policy will find the ideas and issues this Research Agenda explores invaluable. Its astute and practical insights will also be of interest to legislators, regulators and policymakers.

Subjects:
Environmental Law
Contents:
PART I CORPORATE STRUCTURES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
1. Formulating a research agenda for corporate environmental law 2
Colin Mackie
2. The continued expansion of the polluter pays principle and its application to corporations 20
Valerie Fogleman
3. Transnational litigation and the quest for climate justice in the Global South 44
Jolene Lin
4. Multinational enterprises, adverse environmental impacts and the promise of mediation-based governance 63
Colin Mackie
5. The treatment of environmental responsibilities upon corporate bankruptcy: a conceptual approach for more holistic regulatory solutions? 83
Mari Pihalehto

PART II CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
6. Taking non-disclosure seriously: what greenhushing reveals about the risks and benefits of disclosure 103
Lisa M Fairfax
7. Employee shareholders as users of environmental disclosure 128
Nina Boeger
8. Breaking the silos of corporate accountability: towards ‘just transition due diligence’ 147
Chiara Macchi and Claire Bright
9. Civil or administrative? Optimal enforcement of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence 169
Anne JF Lafarre

PART III CORPORATE DECISION- MAKERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
10. The use of ESG targets in executive compensation plans: competing theories, limited evidence and uncertain future 195
Suren Gomtsian and Femke Huisman
11. Corporate environmental conduct in transition: developments and challenges 215
Irit Mevorach and Lisa Benjamin
12. The interrelationship and trajectory of directors’ duties and environmental considerations 239
Lynn Buckley
13. Rethinking the role of corporate law in promoting environmental sustainability 259
Min Yan
14. Conclusion 279
Colin Mackie