New Global Governance and Overarching Frameworks: Reimagining the Rule of Law, AI and ESG for the Betterment of the World

Abstract

The advancement of digital technologies, particularly in Artificial Intelligence (AI), the geopolitical fragmentation of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) with a lack of mandatory international governance, calls for increased global cooperation and integration in overarching central conceptual and of action frameworks. As humanity faces critical environmental challenges—such as climate extremes and biodiversity loss and wars—the disparities between rich and poor become more evident and the planet displays its illness. Addressing these challenges requires collective social change, underpinned by shared operating systems, open-source models, and quality data. Humanity’s fragmented relationshipwith nature highlights the need for a robust global governance system. As AI and ESG matters transcend national borders, there is a growing need for internationalframeworks, such as the involvement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to resolve disputes and the rule of law, both at national and international levels to be interconnected, ensuring that legal frameworks complement each other. A shift toward “sust-AI-nability,” grounded in human reason, science- and fact-based, with values- and risk-based must coordinate cooperation, essential for managing global challenges, foster meaningful transformation, and advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).