Environmental, Social, Governance (eBook)

The Professional's Guide to the Law and Practice of ESG

Brian Israel, Ellen K. Fleishhacker, Teresa Johnson (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
432 Seiten
American Bar Association (Verlag)
978-1-63905-330-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This comprehensive book is a practitioner's guide for understanding the myriad of issues related to ESG. It is organized into the following five sections to assist corporations and lawyers in navigating ESG:Part 1: ESG Is Here to Stayfocuses on several big picture topics, including the following:Brief history of the legal underpinning of stakeholder capitalismCase studies identifying categories of stakeholders impacted by ESG-related issuesESG backlashESG in the United Kingdom and the European UnionPart II: Environmental: Understanding Risks and Opportunities Around Climate and Other Issuescovers the E of ESG and discusses the following topics:Key principles related to climate risk and managementClimate-related disclosures obligations at the federal and international levelKey considerations when setting greenhouse gas emissions targetsOther emerging environmental considerationsGreen marketing claims and communicationsPart III: Social: Finding a Path for Complex Social Issuescovers the S of ESG and discusses the following topics:Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and its legal and political challengesWorkforce well-beingESG across borders and international guidelinesHighly-politicized social issuesEnvironmental justicePart IV: Governance: Practical Advice for Getting Governance Rightcovers the G of ESG and discusses the following topics:The role of a company's board in managing ESG issuesThe role of corporate management in effective corporate governance related to ESGESG management systemsResponding to shareholder initiativesPart V: The Role of the Lawyer: Helping Companies Navigate Uncharted Watersdiscusses wide-ranging ESG legal issues, including:Due diligenceInternal investigationsMonitoring ESG legislative and regulatory developmentsESG investment fundsPublic company disclosures

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.4.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern
• Schlagworte: environmental governance issues • environmental, social, and governance issues • Environmental, Social, Governance: The Professional's Guide to the Law and Practice of ESG • ESG • ESG considerations • ESG in the United Kingdom and the European Union • help companies navigate ESG:Environmental, Social, Governance • stakeholder capitalism • Sustainablity • The Professional's Guide to the Law and Practice of ESG
• ISBN-10: 1-63905-330-1 / 1639053301
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63905-330-8 / 9781639053308