SustainAbility investigates trends with regard to legal liability and the emergence of new forms of ‘moral liability’, where corporate behaviour may violate stakeholder expectations of what is ‘ethical’ such that business value is compromised. We consider the implications for risk management.
Our report The Changing Landscape of Liability makes the case that the landscape of liability - and therefore the risks for both companies and shareholder value - is changing rapidly. It explores the evidence, maps the changes and aims to help business navigate new and uncharted territory. The case studies examine and draw conclusions in relation to climate change, human rights, obesity and legacy issues.
In the Liability Issue of Radar we consider where questions of moral and retrospective liability may take us, and ask whether a growing compensation culture will make for a richer or poorer society.
