…of foreign investors – through the avalanche of ESG regulations worldwide mandating human rights due diligence reporting across global supply chain networks, the proliferation of sanctions levelled against businesses and…
…Publishing, https://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264115415-en, p. 24. In addition, ESG has become a reputational issue, with public pressure for real change in terms of ESG impacts not only by companies themselves but impacts…
…“The Global Goals of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) – Are Arbitral Institutions Doing their Part?” Zooming in on the environmental pillar of ESG, they considered the increasing importance of…
…Week on 5 October 2022. With onsite and online moderators and speakers, three sessions of the Conference explored how the pandemic, digital economy and ESG (environment, society and governance) affect…
…the Conference this year was “Disputes in an Age of Uncertainty – Managing the Energy Transition”, with attendees and panelists discussing the intersections of international arbitration, Environmental Social Governance (ESG)…
…ESG amongst all suppliers. Further, ESG regulatory initiatives in the EU build pressure on businesses to carry out compliance checks. In the context of international arbitration, introduction of ESG factors…
…Ms. Denise Fung (Partner, Linklaters). What is ESG? Historical & Theoretical Perspective Mr. Tung kicked off the panel by responding to the question of whether ESG still has meaning…
In line with its overarching theme of “Arbitration, Corporate Law & ESG”, on September 29, 2022 the CBAr’s 21st International Arbitration Conference hosted a panel on disputes arising under M&A…
…be limiting its attention to companies’ environmental policies only (letter “E” of ESG), or rather joining the environmental, social and governance (letters “ESG”) finance trend. Mr. Diniz believes that all…
Negotiations towards a modernized Energy Charter Treaty (ECT, Treaty) ended on 24 June 2022, with the States Parties reaching an agreement in principle following discussions towards reform that began in…
…Whether they have kept up with the Environmental Social Governance (ESG) movement, the Paris Agreement, and post-Conference of Parties (COP) 26 developments raises considerable questions. Specifically, to what extent are…
…have to tune into the challenging landscape of ESG regulations and disputes in the near future. The conference laid the groundwork for future debates in this field among policy makers,…
…underscored the key ESG risk trends. The speakers – Adam Heppinstall QC, Barrister, Henderson Chambers; Brooke Hopkins, Managing director, Alix Partners; Dan Lambeth, Partner, ESG, Brunswick – shared their insights…
…Energy-sector disputes, ESG, counter-reform measures and tariff freezes In some countries, mainly Europe, ISDS cases are arising in relation to ESG regulations enacted primarily in response to the energy transition…
…landscape in 2022 and beyond. … Overall, virtual hearings have worked well, while aligning with the ESG goals of companies and law firms. Some companies have even started to adopt…
…& Co.) who spoke about the importance of ESG (environment, society and governance) considerations, and their growing relevance in the evaluation by corporations of their investments, a topic which is…
…environmental, social, and governance (ESG) space, by providing greater capital access and liquidity to fund such claims. Tokenization, combined with strong public awareness of a given litigation effort, could theoretically…
…Shanghai were led by the development of digital technologies, the increased awareness of ESG (environment, society, governance), and the sustainable or green finance. In the Rule of Law for Finance…
…compelling and gripping analysis of the existing jurisprudence in ESG disputes and arbitrations as well as detailed and thoughtful analysis of how certain ESG issues can develop in the future….
…public policy measures to combat national crises may increase in line with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) rising as a global macro-trend. A one-off investor with fewer reputational concerns may…
…accountability mechanisms were heralded by Ms. Jimenez, such as Economic Social Governance (“ESG”) company score cards, which may be useful to introduce in the law firm context. There is also…
…commercial objectives and also allocating responsibility for the consequences if companies fail to account for ESG factors in their decision making. On investment law, changes to the ESG context may…
