The animated discourse on corporate social responsibility towards stakeholders in the last two years, particularly as embodied through the terms ESG, corporate purpose and stakeholderism (which will be used in this article interchangeably) had reached a turning point even before the COVID-19...

Imagine if we stopped deciding basketball games by baskets alone. Instead, victory would be determined by a combination of baskets, rebounds, steals, and fouls. Each of these is universally acknowledged as a critical component of the game. Why not reward them directly instead of indirectly, by...