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The Slaughter and May Horizon Scanning podcast explores the risks and opportunities face. Join us as experts from across the firm dissect the landscape through 5 critical themes - Capital Flows, Governance & Sustainability, Energy Transition, Digital, and Crisis Management. Gain valuable insights, stay ahead of the curve, and navigate the evolving horizon with us.
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Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Join partner Harry Hecht and our Head of Business and Human Rights Moira Thompson Oliver as they sit down with Michael Arnold, Partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, to discuss the politicisation of ESG against the backdrop of elections in the UK, US and Europe this year.
They cover the big picture for ESG and how the regulatory agenda is evolving, dive into examples of ESG issues that are coming up in election cycles, and discuss what it means for companies navigating these challenges across their global markets.
Other key impacts discussed in this podcast include:
- The main factors driving the ‘ESG-backlash’ and how companies are responding on either side of the Atlantic
- How activism and novel litigation techniques might affect how companies view ESG
- The key sectors in the regulatory hotseat
- The continued and increasing focus on good governance