A guinada verde do direito societário

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.0102-8049.ip%25p

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sustentabilidade, ESG, direito societário, direito comparado, Mercado de Capitais

Resumo

Nos últimos anos, reguladores têm assumido papel mais proeminente na introdução de regras jurídicas – em vez de standards de soft law – abordando a sustentabilidade corporativa e as mudanças climáticas em diversas jurisdições. Este artigo cunha o termo “guinada verde” do direito societário para se referir a essa abordagem normativa distinta no campo da sustentabilidade empresarial. A guinada verde – ou quiçá guinada stakeholderista – representa um momento crucial na evolução do direito societário e sinaliza uma mudança de um paradigma tradicional de maximização de valor focado em problemas de agência para uma abordagem que incorpora sustentabilidade de longo prazo ao regime jurídico empresarial. Este artigo fornece uma análise dos principais desenvolvimentos em termos de sustentabilidade empresarial na Alemanha, Brasil, Estados Unidos, Índia e Reino Unido. Este estudo também identifica três características específicas da guinada verde: a ascensão do ativismo de investidores a nível regulatório, o processo de criação de normas a partir do intercâmbio a nível nacional e internacional e a transição para um modelo de ESG cogente – em contraposição a um paradigma predominantemente composto por instrumentos de soft law.

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2025-08-01

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Lessa, M. E. (2025). A guinada verde do direito societário. Revista De Direito Mercantil, 188, 141-182. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.0102-8049.ip%p