{"product_id":"corporations-and-the-public-interest-isbn-9781576752913","title":"Corporations and the Public Interest","description":"In this era of rampant corporate greed, abuse of power, and dwindling governmental regulations of corporate practices, Steven Lydenberg shows how government can use the marketplace itself to make corporations act more responsibly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Detailing a comprehensive plan for disclosure, analysis, and debate by corporations, investors, consumers, and government, Lydenberg argues that we can focus corporations on creating real long-term wealth for all instead of plundering natural resources, dumping costs on society, and diverting assets to exorbitant executive payouts and other ethically questionable uses. Most importantly, he describes practical ways of rewarding those companies that succeed in creating long-term wealth for society, and punishing those that fail.Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE: In Whose Interest? The Markets, Government, and the Public\u003cbr\u003e 1 The Current Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e 2 What Is Long-Term Wealth?\u003cbr\u003e Defining Long-Term Wealth \u003cbr\u003e Five Examples of Long-Term WealthCreation \u003cbr\u003e Encouraging and Assessing Wealth Creation \u003cbr\u003e Relative Roles of Government and the Marketplace\u003cbr\u003e 3 Guiding the Corporation\u003cbr\u003e The Business Case\u003cbr\u003e Values-Driven Models\u003cbr\u003e Systems of Measurement and Rewards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART TWO: Transforming the Marketplace\u003cbr\u003e 4 The First Step: Data and Disclosure\u003cbr\u003e How Disclosure Has Grown Since the 1970s\u003cbr\u003e International Standards for Disclosure\u003cbr\u003e Nationally Mandated Disclosure\u003cbr\u003e Disaggregated Data\u003cbr\u003e Voluntary Individualized Company Disclosure\u003cbr\u003e 5 The Second Step: Analysis and Debate\u003cbr\u003e Processing and Rating the Data\u003cbr\u003e Demystiying and Debating the Data\u003cbr\u003e 6 The Last Step: Consequences in the Marketplace\u003cbr\u003e Targeted Engagement \u003cbr\u003e Asset Reallocation \u003cbr\u003e Public Discourse\u003cbr\u003e 7 Government's Role and the Road Ahead \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e About the Author\"Steve Lydenberg is a seasoned pro in the Corporate Social Responsibility information business, and one of the wisest minds out there. There is a lifetime of wisdom in this gem of a book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Marjorie Kelly, co-founder and editor, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Right of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSteven Lydenberg has spent thirty years in the social investment field. For eleven years, he was Director of Research with KLD Research \u0026amp; Analytics. He is currently Chief Investment Officer for Domini Social Investments LLC. He is the coauthor of Investing for Good: Making Money While Being Socially Responsible and Rating America’s Corporate Conscience: A Provocative Guide to the Companies Behind the Products You Buy Every Day, and was co-editor of The Social Investment Almanac: A Comprehensive Guide to Socially Responsible Investing.","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301199794405,"sku":"NP9781576752913","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781576752913.jpg?v=1767724136","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/corporations-and-the-public-interest-isbn-9781576752913","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}