Climate Legislation and Litigation in Finance
Matthew Gingell
20 years: General Counsel at Oxygen House
There has been a wave of sustainability legislation and regulation in Europe, from the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to the UK Green Finance Strategy. Many institutions, while cognisant of the rising tide of ESG concerns, find themselves inadequately prepared to manage the associated risks. This leaves them open to climate litigation.
There has been a wave of sustainability legislation and regulation in Europe, from the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to the UK Green Finance Strategy. Many institutions, while cognisant of the rising tide of ESG concerns, find themselves inadequately prepared to manage the associated risks. This leaves them open to climate litigation.
Climate Legislation and Litigation in Finance
9 mins 51 secs
Key learning objectives:
Outline examples of sustainability legislation
Understand the state of preparedness for climate enforcement
Identify the drivers of climate litigation
Overview:
There has been a wave of sustainability legislation and regulation in Europe, from the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to the UK Green Finance Strategy. Many institutions, while cognisant of the rising tide of ESG concerns, find themselves inadequately prepared to manage the associated risks. This leaves them open to climate litigation.
- Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
- Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
- EU Green Deal
- UK Green Finance Strategy
- German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
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