Alice Korngold's Blog
October 3, 2023
A Better World, Inc.: Corporate Governance for an Inclusive, Sustainable, and Prosperous Future
I am thrilled to share with you the Amazon listing for my new book, A Better World, Inc.: Corporate Governance for an Inclusive, Sustainable, and Prosperous Future. https://www.amazon.com/Better-World-I... This book -- which builds on my previous two books -- was a true labor of love, addressing issues that are nearest and dearest to my heart.
The earlier edition of A Better World, Inc. (2014) showed how companies can profit by solving global problems. Increasingly, companies and investors are capitalizing on these opportunities. The three factors necessary for success were revealed to be effective corporate governance, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration. Racial equity and justice, and gender equity, were also themes in the original edition, as they have been in all of my work for more than four decades.
By drawing on new research and case studies, this updated edition shows that inclusion and sustainability are in fact fundamental prerequisites for prosperity for companies and society. Specifically, racial equity and justice, and gender equity, are systemic problems that impede businesses from achieving their greater potential in the global marketplace; in the meantime, society suffers as well.
This new edition of A Better World, Inc. builds on the first by showing that companies have the power and incentives – and their boards of directors have the responsibility and the authority – to drive solutions to social, economic, and environmental challenges. Readers will learn how companies and their boards, together with nonprofits and governments, can drive prosperity by centering equity and sustainability.
This edition is organized to address environmental, social, and governance practices, which are priority interests for investors, media, the public, government, and others to assess company practices and profitability.
Abundant gratitude to the many, many people who were sources for the research and the fresh, new case studies! Too many to name here but recognized throughout the book.
I cannot wait to engage in exciting discussions about these themes in the coming months. In the meantime, I welcome reader comments!
The earlier edition of A Better World, Inc. (2014) showed how companies can profit by solving global problems. Increasingly, companies and investors are capitalizing on these opportunities. The three factors necessary for success were revealed to be effective corporate governance, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration. Racial equity and justice, and gender equity, were also themes in the original edition, as they have been in all of my work for more than four decades.
By drawing on new research and case studies, this updated edition shows that inclusion and sustainability are in fact fundamental prerequisites for prosperity for companies and society. Specifically, racial equity and justice, and gender equity, are systemic problems that impede businesses from achieving their greater potential in the global marketplace; in the meantime, society suffers as well.
This new edition of A Better World, Inc. builds on the first by showing that companies have the power and incentives – and their boards of directors have the responsibility and the authority – to drive solutions to social, economic, and environmental challenges. Readers will learn how companies and their boards, together with nonprofits and governments, can drive prosperity by centering equity and sustainability.
This edition is organized to address environmental, social, and governance practices, which are priority interests for investors, media, the public, government, and others to assess company practices and profitability.
Abundant gratitude to the many, many people who were sources for the research and the fresh, new case studies! Too many to name here but recognized throughout the book.
I cannot wait to engage in exciting discussions about these themes in the coming months. In the meantime, I welcome reader comments!
