The Challenge of Sustainability

Introduction

Part 1: Expanding Corporate Governance's Remit

1. Changing definitions and expectations





2. Five Corporate Governance contexts

1. Family capitalism





2. State capitalism





3. Managerial capitalism





4. Shareholder capitalism





5. Stakeholder capitalism

Part 2: Corporate Governance's Sustainability Challenges

1. Environmental Sustainability






1. Moving to a circular economy





2. Climate change





3. Conservation






2. Economic Sustainability






1. Achieving inclusive growth





2. Tackling inequality





3. Harnessing diversity






3. Employment Sustainability






1. Globalization





2. Automation





3. Artificial Intelligence





4. Unsuitable education






4. Social Sustainability






1. Being a responsible citizen





2. Bridging cultures





3. Taming social media

Part 3: Preventing a Political Tragedy of the Commons

1. Investing in People





2. Improving Processes





3. Focusing on Reputation





4. Operating in a Post-Truth World

Conclusions

John Zinkin is the Managing Director of Zinkin Ettinger Sdn Bhd, a boutique consultancy specializing in corporate governance, brand-based change, vision, mission and values and marketing strategy. He is a coach, affiliated with Foresight Global Coaching in Sydney, Australia. He was a faculty member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM), and of the Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC).He was a member of the working party that launched the Malaysian Green Book on Corporate Governance in 1999 and was involved in the roll out of the Malaysian Corporate Governance Code in 2000. He was a member of the working party that drew up the Malaysian Corporate Governance Blueprint in 2011 and the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance 2012 and drafted the IOSCO Emerging Markets Corporate Governance Task Force report on behalf of the Securities Commission Malaysia in 2016.
John used to speak regularly on leadership and governance and wrote for The Star on governance-related topics (2007-2013) and Focus Malaysia (2019). He was voted "Writer of the Year" on CG matters in 2014 by the Minority Shareholders Watchdog Group. His other specialties are "Leading Brand-Based Change", "Reconciling Leadership and Governance" and "Ethics in Business". He is a certified training professional who has done extensive training in branding and leadership. Since 2007, he has trained more than 1,500 directors in CG as well as senior managers of public listed companies. He has also trained ASEAN regulators on behalf of the Securities Commission Malaysia and the Australian Government as part of their capacity building programs in ASEAN and APEC.
John has led board effectiveness evaluations in banking (commercial and development banks), insurance, telecoms and government statutory bodies. He has developed codes of conduct and board charters for two development banks.
John was Associate Professor, Marketing and Strategy at Nottingham University Business