צוות הבלוג של מרכז אריסון ל־ESG

White-collar crime is shaped not only by individual choices, but also by organizational culture, incentives, and power structures. This post explores how authentic ESG practices—strong governance, ethical culture, and effective reporting and oversight mechanisms—can prevent misconduct by reducing opportunity, challenging rationalizations, and strengthening internal resilience before criminal enforcement becomes necessary.

What can we learn from a country that measures success through happiness rather than GDP? Bhutan offers a framework in which values precede the market and philosophy precedes measurement. While ESG discourse has developed out of risk management and regulatory compliance, the Bhutanese case raises fundamental questions: How can wellbeing be measured without being stripped of meaning? What happens when responsibility is not appended to growth after the fact, but precedes it from the outset?

Following last week’s post, this second and concluding part of the series summarizes additional key insights from the webinar “The EU Sustainability Omnibus” (March 12, 2026. Part II shifts the focus to the personal legal exposure of Israeli directors and officers.

On March 12, 2026, the Foreign Trade Administration at the Ministry of Economy, the Israel Export Institute, and the Arison Center for ESG at Reichman University hosted a webinar titled ״The EU Sustainability Omnibus״. The event analyzed recent European legislative updates, marking a structural shift from voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to a mandatory era of ESG risk management and legal compliance.

The year 2025 marked a significant stage in the development of the Arison Center for ESG Blog. Over the course of the year, discourse on environmental, social, and corporate governance issues matured and deepened, moving beyond foundational definitions toward critical engagement with practical, regulatory, and conceptual challenges facing businesses today