Climate Change and the Governance of Corporations

Rory Sullivan is CEO of Chronos Sustainability, Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Senior Associate at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and General Editor of the Routledge Responsible Investment series. He is an internationally recognised expert on climate change, human rights and investment, with over 30 years’ experience in the public and private sectors on these issues.Andy Gouldson is Professor of Environmental Policy at the University of Leeds and an adjunct professor in the Department for Architecture and Planning at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). His previous roles include Director of the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds and the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, and most recently as Dean for Inter-Disciplinary Research at the University of Leeds.

• 1. Introduction 2. Understanding the Governance Relationship Between the State and Corporations 3. Understanding the Relationship and Interactions between Internal and External Governance Processes 4. Governance and Corporate Action on Climate Change: The UK Supermarket Sector 5.Governance and Corporate Action on Climate Change: International Experiences 6. Designing and Deploying Effective Internal and External Governance Processes 7. The Implications for Climate Change

"Private companies have a critical role to play in supporting and enabling the transition to a zero- carbon economy. Corporate action is shaped by the interplay of external pressures and internal governance systems, processes, cultures and values. This book makes an important contribution to understanding these dynamics and helping companies accelerate the zero carbon transition". - Professor Nicholas Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Head of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change.