Recently, ‘social entrepreneurship' has been growing rapidly. Social entrepreneurship lies in the wider spectrum of social economy (job creation) with a reference to sustainability (social and environmental innovation). Social enterprises devote their activities to achieving social objectives...

Purpose: This paper aims to analyze the barriers discussed in the extant literature as to why women are underrepresented in the corporate top and explains how these barriers interrelate. An understanding of the interrelatedness of the barriers can help develop suitable and effective measures to...

Dutch corporate law is generally perceived to be based upon the stakeholder value model. According to this model, a company's management board has to consider the interests of the stakeholders affiliated with the company in determining the company's strategy and actions. In this respect, the...

In the discussion on making companies act more sustainable, one of the most neglected fields of law is company law. In the Sustainable Companies Research Project of Oslo University, researchers from 25 jurisdictions have explored which barriers and possibilities exist to utilize company law for...

This contribution is based on the discussions that took place in the international conference “Bridging the Gap between International Investment Law and the Environment” which was held on 4-5 November 2013 in the Hague. The main goal of the conference was to answer the question of how the...

Dutch Abstract: Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen (MVO) is een onderwerp in beweging. Vanuit het recht, alternatieve regelgeving, maar ook vanuit best practices van commerciële ondernemingen, ontwikkelt de invulling van MVO. Recht en corporate best practices beïnvloeden elkaar. In dit...