As countries around the world move from voluntary to compulsory ESG disclosure regimes and stricter ESG regulation, thoughts are turning to the legal questions evolving within this fast-developing area of the investment space.
This is happening in the context of rapid developments in environmental policy and higher expectations in terms of companies’ ESG disclosures in the lead-up to this November’s UN climate change conference COP26, as well as increased scrutiny on business practices and portfolio holdings, and the harm these can cause.
Litigation will increasingly become something to be added to investors’ toolkits, but fund groups should also be aware of how it can be used against them.
Read the full analysis in ESG Clarity‘s September 2021 digital magazine.
