Editorial: Outside the rules and mechanisms of corporate governance

Abstract

The issue today is no longer to further investigate the “rules and mechanisms” of corporate governance, that have already been largely examined. It is more on reading through the lenses of corporate governance the new important issues that are challenging our world. The ten papers included in this issue discuss many different and interesting topics related to corporate governance and sustainability. We can see some common elements that certainly represent three emerging and relevant trends that characterize our contemporary world.The first one is obviously fundamental for our journal and is represented by the evolution of sustainability trends. The second common element that can be recognised in some papers of this issue is related to a global perspective approach and globalization. A third element that connects various papers of this issue and which constitutes an absolutely crucial and strategic trend for our world is represented by digital innovation and ICT.