Adapting and Mitigating Environmental Social and Governance Risk in Business

Environmental social and corporate governance (ESG) risk considers the nonfinancial risks that could arise in a business such as sustainability brand reputation legal aspects ethics and more. As businesses all have their own risk profiles there is a need for risk management and mitigation that is unique for each company. Because of this variability the study on ESG risk factors and motives of incorporating the ESG perspective into business models are crucial yet challenging. Therefore it is important to understand how companies are adapting and mitigating ESG risk in diverse types of businesses. Adapting and Mitigating Environmental Social and Governance Risk in Business examines processes in enterprises that can increase the sustainability of business models and their coherence with the assumptions of the concept of sustainable development and ESG risk. Furthermore the book explores how enterprises operating in different sectors are adapting their business models towards sustainability in order to create sustainable value. This book is a valuable tool for managers executives entrepreneurs practitioners academicians researchers and graduate students in finance business and management.