Intro
Preface
Reference
Contents
About the Authors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Part
Chapter 1: Shifts in Corporate Governance Understanding
1.1 Agency Theory Interpretation of Corporate Governance: Why Did It Appear?
1.2 How Does the Agency Theory Governance Look Like?
1.3 Critics on Agency Theory Interpretation of Corporate Governance
1.4 The Answer to the Agency Theory Problems: Stakeholder Theory?
References
Chapter 2: ESG or Sustainability Agenda and Its Influence on the Role of Corporate Governance
2.1 Sustainability Agenda

2.2 New Role of Business under ESG Challenges
2.3 New Perception of Governance Under Stakeholder Theory
References
Chapter 3: Sustainable Governance and Its Components
3.1 Corporate Governance in Detail
3.2 Sustainable Corporate Governance
3.3 Discussions over Components of Sustainable Governance
3.4 Common Blocks of Sustainable Corporate Governance
3.5 The Role of Sustainable Governance Blocks in Value Generation
3.5.1 ESG Strategy and Risk Management
3.5.2 Board Composition and Stakeholder Engagement
3.5.3 Anti-corruption and Business Ethics

3.5.4 Transparency
References
Chapter 4: Measurement of Sustainable Governance
4.1 Academic Approach to Measuring Sustainable Governance
4.2 Standard Setters at the Forefront of Sustainable Governance Measurement
4.3 Sources of Information on Sustainable Governance
4.4 ESG Ratings on Sustainable Governance
References
Chapter 5: The Role of Sustainable Governance in Value Generation of the Company
5.1 Theoretical Propositions
5.2 Business-Level Interpretation
References

Chapter 6: Sustainable Governance in Specific Settings of Listed and Unlisted Companies, SMEs, and Family Businesses
6.1 From Corporate Governance to Sustainable Governance: The Broader Contextualization of the New Approach
6.2 The Context of Unlisted Companies and SMEs: The Growing Relevance of Sustainable Governance at Global Level
6.3 The Case of Institutional and Regulatory Changes in the European Context: The Impact for SMEs ́Sustainable Governance
References
Part II
Chapter 7: Best Practice in Sustainable Governance Development Worldwide

7.1 Leading and Lagging Sustainable Governance Elements
7.2 Balanced Sustainable Governance Integration
7.3 Success Factors in Sustainable Governance Integration
7.3.1 Ongoing Two-Way Communication with Stakeholders
7.3.2 Independent and Empowered Supervisor for Anti-corruption
7.3.3 Cross-Functional Integration of an Issue
7.3.4 Continuous Auditing
7.3.5 Personnel Education
Appendix
References
Chapter 8: Sustainable Governance in Emerging Economies
8.1 The Role of Cultural Peculiarities in Sustainable Governance Practice: Russian Case