Sustainability and Corporate Mechanisms in Asia

Ernest Lim is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. He obtained his doctorate from Oxford. He has published widely on corporate law and governance. He practised corporate and securities law in New York and Hong Kong prior to entering academia. He is the author of A Case for Shareholders' Fiduciary Duties in Common Law Asia (Cambridge, 2019).

'Sustainability and Corporate Mechanisms in Asia is an important, erudite and accomplished work. It should be read by the very directors, C-suite executives, policy makers and leaders responsible for corporate social responsibility in the very companies which are the focus of his book. I recommend it without hesitation to anybody who has an interest or stake in corporations and sustainability in Asia. Because, as Lim has eloquently and persuasively argued throughout his book, there is not only a clear and positive correlation between sustainability and a company's financial performance, but because corporate sustainability 'is a morally good thing to do'.' Edmund Lee, Modern Law Review

• 1. Introduction and overview; 2. Sustainability reporting; 3. Board gender diversity; 4. Constituency directors; 5. Stewardship codes; 6. Directors' duty to act in the best interests of the company; 7. Liability of companies, shareholders and directors; 8. Conclusion.