Directors’ Duties and Corporate Social Responsibility under German Law – Is Tort Law Litigation Changing the Picture?

This article discusses the right and a potential duty of directors to pursue CSR policies under German law. It first explains the two main duties of directors: to make sure that the company complies with its legal obligations, which has been broadly interpreted in Germany to include the duty to exte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peter Rott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aalborg University Open Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Commercial Law
Online Access:https://somaesthetics.aau.dk/index.php/NJCL/article/view/1979