Woke Capitalism
Will be published approx. on 31. December 2026
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-3995-6455-7 (ISBN)
Description
The question of whose interest corporations should serve is fundamental to the field. Over the past half century, it has appeared in different forms. This book traces this development and is the first book to analyse the most recent framing of this debate as 'woke capitalism'.
Bringing together leading scholars from the UK, Australia, New Zealand and continental Europe, this book traces the evolution of the shareholder/stakeholder debate and goes further connecting CSR, ESG with 'woke' capitalism in the context of the current economic and political climate. It addresses cornerstones of the ESG debate and covers key topics such as gender, employees and social media, human rights and environment, effects of COVID -19, legislative backlash and inclusivity in personal banking.
This cutting-edge collection examines the critique that capitalism has turned 'woke', analyses the most recent US, EU and US backlash against ESG and suggests that this development may help us to recentre the debate and go back to drawing the boundary between shareholder and stakeholder concerns afresh.
Bringing together leading scholars from the UK, Australia, New Zealand and continental Europe, this book traces the evolution of the shareholder/stakeholder debate and goes further connecting CSR, ESG with 'woke' capitalism in the context of the current economic and political climate. It addresses cornerstones of the ESG debate and covers key topics such as gender, employees and social media, human rights and environment, effects of COVID -19, legislative backlash and inclusivity in personal banking.
This cutting-edge collection examines the critique that capitalism has turned 'woke', analyses the most recent US, EU and US backlash against ESG and suggests that this development may help us to recentre the debate and go back to drawing the boundary between shareholder and stakeholder concerns afresh.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 b&w figures
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3995-6455-7 (9781399564557)
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Persons
Victoria Barnes is Associate Dean of Education in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Queen's University Belfast. Jonathan Hardman is Senior Lecturer in Company and Commercial Law at the University of Edinburgh. Eva Micheler is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics. Sally Wheeler is Vice-Chancellor at Birkbeck, University of London.
Content
List of Contributors
Introduction
Victoria Barnes, Jonathan Hardman. Eva Micheler and Sally Wheeler
1 Comparing and Contrasting Woke Capitalism, CSR and ESG
Benedict Sheehy
2 Woke Capitalism and Board Diversity
Lorraine Talbot
3 Deconstructing the Dichotomy: Rethinking the 'Capital' in Woke Capitalism
Peter Underwood and Philip Gavin
4 The Future of Work in the Era of Hashtag Capitalism
Akshaya Kalmanath and Aparajita Kaul
5 How Shall we Enhance Effectiveness of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law? The Combination of Sustainability Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement
Bryan Yan Wang
6 Reshuffling Responsibilities in Corporate Groups through Due Diligence Obligations
Leonard Feld and Louise Damkjaer Christensen
7 Nigel Farage, Coutts and a Clash of Values? The Limits of Inclusivity in Personal Banking
Victoria Barnes, Francesco de Pascalis and Lucy Newton
8 Intersecting Corporate Interests: Unravelling the Nexus between Profitabiltiy, CSR, and Towards Boardroom Gender Parity
Temitope Omotala Odusanya
9 Making ESG a Crime - the Anti-ESG Investing Movement in the United States
Deborah Sabalot Deane
Index
Introduction
Victoria Barnes, Jonathan Hardman. Eva Micheler and Sally Wheeler
1 Comparing and Contrasting Woke Capitalism, CSR and ESG
Benedict Sheehy
2 Woke Capitalism and Board Diversity
Lorraine Talbot
3 Deconstructing the Dichotomy: Rethinking the 'Capital' in Woke Capitalism
Peter Underwood and Philip Gavin
4 The Future of Work in the Era of Hashtag Capitalism
Akshaya Kalmanath and Aparajita Kaul
5 How Shall we Enhance Effectiveness of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law? The Combination of Sustainability Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement
Bryan Yan Wang
6 Reshuffling Responsibilities in Corporate Groups through Due Diligence Obligations
Leonard Feld and Louise Damkjaer Christensen
7 Nigel Farage, Coutts and a Clash of Values? The Limits of Inclusivity in Personal Banking
Victoria Barnes, Francesco de Pascalis and Lucy Newton
8 Intersecting Corporate Interests: Unravelling the Nexus between Profitabiltiy, CSR, and Towards Boardroom Gender Parity
Temitope Omotala Odusanya
9 Making ESG a Crime - the Anti-ESG Investing Movement in the United States
Deborah Sabalot Deane
Index