Environmental, Social, Governance: The Professional's Guide to the Law and Practice of ESG

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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 Stay focuses on several big picture topics, including the following:

• Brief history of the legal underpinning of stakeholder capitalism
• Case studies identifying categories of stakeholders impacted by ESG-related issues
• ESG backlash
• ESG in the United Kingdom and the European Union

Part II: Environmental: Understanding Risks and Opportunities Around Climate and Other Issues covers the "E" of ESG and discusses the following topics:

• Key principles related to climate risk and management
• Climate-related disclosures obligations at the federal and international level
• Key considerations when setting greenhouse gas emissions targets
• Other emerging environmental considerations
• Green marketing claims and communications

Part III: Social: Finding a Path for Complex Social Issues covers the "S" of ESG and discusses the following topics:

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and its legal and political challenges
• Workforce well-being
• ESG across borders and international guidelines

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