Regulation / Corporate Governance and ESG
The ESG (environmental, social and governance) field has developed significantly in recent years and now has major, immediate implications for corporations.
Companies can no longer afford to disregard the principles of corporate responsibility in the areas of environmental, social, and corporate governance. In many sectors, these principles have become binding regulations and a code of conduct that corporations are expected to follow.
Accordingly, both private and public companies face new challenges in the area of corporate responsibility. Meeting these challenges requires a thorough understanding of the various regulatory frameworks, experience in crisis management, a willingness to implement structural changes, and the ability to navigate different, and at times conflicting, business objectives.
Developments in this field include a growing commitment to ESG, reflected in duties to act transparently, reduce the ecological footprint of business operations, promote gender equality, and advance other important values. This commitment is driven by pressure from investors, customers, employees, and other stakeholders, as well as by regulation, legislation, and the recognition that adherence to these values ultimately supports the bottom line. As a result, ESG has become a standard for certain investments and an important indicator of both a company’s value and the broader values it promotes.
Barnea Jaffa Lande’s corporate responsibility team is comprised of attorneys with extensive experience advising both private and public companies. The team is well acquainted with the complexities of running a business, including relationships between investors and management, companies’ duties to shareholders, boards of directors, and the law, and the scrutiny imposed by the public, the press, and regulators.
The team advises clients based on its extensive knowledge and experience in handling a wide range of ESG issues. It works closely with the firm’s Capital Markets, Regulation, Environmental Law, and Employment Departments. We assist clients in drafting and implementing compliance programs designed to meet ESG obligations, advise on contractual relationships and their impact on ESG matters, support communication on these issues among corporate bodies, and help shape forward-looking corporate and business policies in light of the constantly evolving regulatory landscape.
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Regulation / Corporate Governance and ESG
The ESG (environmental, social and governance) field has developed significantly in recent years and now has major, immediate implications for corporations.
Companies can no longer afford to disregard the principles of corporate responsibility in the areas of environmental, social, and corporate governance. In many sectors, these principles have become binding regulations and a code of conduct that corporations are expected to follow.
Accordingly, both private and public companies face new challenges in the area of corporate responsibility. Meeting these challenges requires a thorough understanding of the various regulatory frameworks, experience in crisis management, a willingness to implement structural changes, and the ability to navigate different, and at times conflicting, business objectives.
Developments in this field include a growing commitment to ESG, reflected in duties to act transparently, reduce the ecological footprint of business operations, promote gender equality, and advance other important values. This commitment is driven by pressure from investors, customers, employees, and other stakeholders, as well as by regulation, legislation, and the recognition that adherence to these values ultimately supports the bottom line. As a result, ESG has become a standard for certain investments and an important indicator of both a company’s value and the broader values it promotes.
Barnea Jaffa Lande’s corporate responsibility team is comprised of attorneys with extensive experience advising both private and public companies. The team is well acquainted with the complexities of running a business, including relationships between investors and management, companies’ duties to shareholders, boards of directors, and the law, and the scrutiny imposed by the public, the press, and regulators.
The team advises clients based on its extensive knowledge and experience in handling a wide range of ESG issues. It works closely with the firm’s Capital Markets, Regulation, Environmental Law, and Employment Departments. We assist clients in drafting and implementing compliance programs designed to meet ESG obligations, advise on contractual relationships and their impact on ESG matters, support communication on these issues among corporate bodies, and help shape forward-looking corporate and business policies in light of the constantly evolving regulatory landscape.