Scholarly work shows that the existing legal framework for sustainable development is insufficient, cautious, incremental, and incomplete. Despite public and private efforts to address sustainable development, environmental and social problems and conditions continue to worsen. This Article...

We argue that proactive law can help organizations be more sustainable. Towards that end, this Article first provides a synopsis of proactive law literature as it pertains to corporate sustainability. Next, we discuss a series of illustrative cases on the pivotal nexus of proactive law and...

"Capitalism has been linked to climate change, racism and slavery, wealth inequality, and the decline of democracy. At the same time, capitalism may have been instrumental in lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, facilitating vast technological innovations, and improving...

In the wake of an ongoing climate crisis, rising authoritarianism, and ongoing threats to civil society, many have asked whether capitalism may be to blame for some (or all) of these crises. A starting point for this discussion must be the definition of capitalism. The problem, as this chapter...