“Why are we wasting most of the energy and food in the world?” Why can’t renewables and vegetables save the world? Why is what we are doing making things worse?” These are just a few questions asked by Jonathan Maxwell in his recently published book “The Edge”. Many people now know that seven of nine…

Biodiversity loss was one of the top three risks identified in the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Risk Report. The risks are getting attention of regulators, policymakers, public and private market participants, however biodiversity risk incidents are still raising and  not many companies have actually undertaken materiality assessments on environmental risks beyond climate change. Even…

At the end of last year, the European Council gave its final approval to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which is a part of the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Finance Agenda. CSRD introduces mandatory corporate reporting on a vast range of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and hopes to fill the…

The volume of regulatory requirements related to ESG can sometimes be daunting. And this applies to both – the Financial Sector and Investee Companies. Only this year, the Financial Sector needs to get to grips with the requirements under the TCFD, MifidII, while absorbing the implementation of EU taxonomy and preparing for phase two of…

Given the lack of clarity around the legal definition of ESG, the American Bar Association (ABA) reached out to elite practitioners and Yale University to define what ESG is and how companies should manage programs and disclosures.  In our discussion, we will define, identify drivers, and dive into the business and legal considerations of ESG.…