The Global ESG Handbook

A Guide for Practitioners

Consultant editor Paul Davies

Publication date:

22 July 2024

Length of book:

287 pages

Publisher

Globe Law and Business

ISBN-13: 9781787429765

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly considered as core business priorities for companies, boards and investors, with ESG representing an area of significant opportunity for many. Navigating the broad range of topics that fall under ESG, including regulatory developments, political impacts and stakeholder sentiment, requires multidisciplinary and global expertise from experienced practitioners. Featuring cross-jurisdictional insight, this important title covers a range of ESG topics in depth, containing contributions from leading legal professionals, industry experts and consultants. The book firstly discusses ‘what is ESG?’ before covering areas including supply chain topics, financial regulatory impacts, ESG disclosure obligations, M&A and private equity, among many other important subjects. Further, the book contains regional specific insights from practitioners on the ground and includes analysis on the diverse themes which underpin the current and future direction of ESG. Specific chapters are also dedicated to the emerging matters of ESG litigation, the evolving nature of technology in ESG, and the incorporation of ESG into enterprise risk management. The final part of the book looks at broader trends and developments in the area. Despite the large volume of information already available, this is one of the first publications to draw together the various strands of ESG into one book and provides a valuable source of information in this fast-evolving area. It will make important reading for all legal and other advisers and professionals with an interest in furthering their ESG knowledge.

Preface 7 Paul Davies Latham & Watkins Acknowledgements 9 What is ESG? 11 Paul Davies Latham & Watkins Energy transition and climate issues 17 Andrew Angle Aiste Brackley Mark Lee ERM Sustainability Institute Addressing human rights risks in global supply chains 35 Mariana Abreu Ian Barclay Stuart McLachlan Anthesis Group Amandine Bressand ISEAL The S in ESG 51 Sarah E Fortt Betty M Huber Latham & Watkins ESG reporting 71 James Bee Paul Davies Sarah E Fortt Michael D Green Betty M Huber Latham & Watkins ESG corporate issues: shareholder activism 87 Carmen XW Lu Elina Tetelbaum Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Shareholder activism: case studies 95 Desi Baca Lawrence Elbaum Patrick Gadson Vinson & Elkins ESG corporate issues: M&A 101 Rachel Barrett Dearbhla Cantwell Vanessa Havard-Williams Linklaters ESG in private equity 113 Paul Davies Michael D Green Latham & Watkins The basics of ESG finance 125 Helene R Banks Gregory J Battista Patrick Gordon Meghan McDermott Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Global obstacles and opportunities for regulated financial institutions 147 Nicola Higgs Anne Mainwaring Gary Whitehead Latham & Watkins Global trends in ESG litigation 167 Robin M Hulshizer Sophie Lamb KC Latham & Watkins Global perspectives on ESG Africa 187 Edward Kempson Chidi Onyeche Kathleen Teo David J Ziyambi Latham & Watkins Asia 199 Farhana Sharmeen Latham & Watkins Australia and New Zealand 211 Christine Covington Kate Gill-Herdman Corrs Chambers Westgarth Latin America: Chile, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico 227 Milenko Bertrand-Galindo Paula Errázuriz Sotta Bernardita Salvatierra Riquelme Bertrand-Galindo Barrueto Barroilhet ESG in the insurance sector 235 Daniela Bergs Thomas Kelly Howden How technology is transforming ESG reporting 249 Kristina Wyatt Persefoni What’s next for ESG? Leading perspectives on the future development of ESG 261 1. ESG and the legal practice 261 Reena SenGupta RSGI Limited 2. ESG in law 263 Ruth Knox Sabrina Zhang Paul Hastings 3. ESG in finance 265 Helene R Banks Gregory J Battista Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 4. ESG in insurance 266 Glenn O’Halloran Howden 5. ESG in consulting 268 Jonathan Friedman Anthesis Group 6. ESG in consulting 269 Aiste Brackley ERM Sustainability Institute 7. ESG in private equity 270 Cornelia Gomez General Atlantic About the authors 273 About Globe Law and Business 287

A thought-provoking book on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations.

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