Direito societário e sustentabilidade
notas conceituais e o cenário regulatório brasileiro
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.0102-8049.i1p%25pPalavras-chave:
transformação, interesse socialdevida diligência, informações não financeiras, agenda de pesquisaResumo
O artigo examina o surgimento das discussões sobre
sustentabilidade no âmbito do direito societário, analisando este
processo no contexto de modificações nas formas de organização
econômica e social. O texto propõe uma leitura sobre as transformações
do direito societário, apresentando de maneira sistemática uma
taxonomia de novos instrumentos societários que incorporam objetivos
de cunho social e ambiental. Com base em revisão bibliográfica
sobre o tema, cada uma das 7 categorias delineadas é ilustrada com
um exemplo de reforma na legislação societária ao redor do mundo.
Considerando essa tendência de mudanças, são examinadas as recentes
regras de governança corporativa sustentável no direito brasileiro,
com indicações de promissora agenda de pesquisa no campo.
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