GC-ITMCRUH-030125-421 | January 2025

📄 Paper Title: Integrating ESG Criteria into Corporate Governance: A Pathway to Sustainable Business Practices
🎓Author(s) Name: Amina KHALFI, Adil BAMI
🎤 This paper examines the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria into corporate governance to promote sustainable business practices and long-term value creation. Through a systematic literature review and case studies of six companies (Unilever, Microsoft, Patagonia, Danone, Tesla, and IKEA), it highlights that embedding ESG factors improves operational efficiency, risk management, stakeholder trust, and competitive advantage. The role of boards in overseeing ESG initiatives and aligning governance with sustainability goals is emphasized. The findings suggest that ESG integration can drive systemic changes in corporate governance, fostering ethical responsibility and sustainability in business practices.