Beyond Bunny Hugging: ESG, Investor Expectations and Reporti

Beyond Bunny Hugging: ESG, Investor Expectations and Reporting Trends | Foley & Lardner LLP


This paper attempts to provide a definition and context for the term,
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”), explain how and why it is used, demonstrate how investors are driving the proliferation of ESG reporting, illuminate how investor reliance on ESG information creates new risks for reporting companies, and suggest steps attorneys can take to help mitigate the risks. This paper also provides a short summary on some hot topics in the ESG world.
I.  The Evolution of ESG Disclosures
A.  What is ESG?
In basic terms, ESG is a collection of information about a company’s operations in three broad areas of activity: Environmental, Social and Governance.  It is data-based as well as narrative, and typically static or backward-looking.  Increasingly, ESG reporting is goal-oriented and aspirational. Oftentimes, ESG is used interchangeably with the term “sustainability.”

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