There’s an interesting case around this with the Taranto steel plant. This plant was heavily polluted. Italy has criminal liability for executives for ecological violations. The owners went to jail and the government asked Arcelor-Mittal to come in and clean the mess. Arcelor-Mittal received a shield from the government for the criminal liability. The next populist government withdrew the shield. Arcelor pulled out. Now the government is managing a steel plant while looking for a buyer.
Broadening criminal liability for executives might sound like a good idea but there are a lot of second order effects
Broadening criminal liability for executives might sound like a good idea but there are a lot of second order effects