Corporate Disclosures of Climate-Related Risks and Fulfilling Sustainability and Climate Commitments

By Jeffrey Karp, Senior Counsel and Edward Mahaffey, Law Clerk

Corporate disclosures regarding climate change impacts are becoming more prevalent, although not yet universal, and their adoption has been a relatively slow process. We discuss below the impact on corporations of increased pressure from the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement; financial institutions; and investment management firms to disclose climate-related risks and to fulfil sustainability and climate commitments.

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