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In recent years, discussion of environmental, social and governance (ESG) has gained traction globally, with climate change, supply chain transparency and sustainability increasingly on the agenda. The impact is now starting to be seen in the changing regulatory and legal landscape across certain Asian jurisdictions, but the bigger, coordinated changes are still some distance away.

In recent years, discussion of environmental, social and governance (ESG) has gained traction globally, with climate change, supply chain transparency and sustainability increasingly on the agenda. The impact is now starting to be seen in the changing regulatory and legal landscape across certain Asian jurisdictions, but the bigger, coordinated changes are still some distance away.

The Global Legal Post timeline: ESG and the law 30 March 2021 How law firms and their clients are responding to the environmental, social and governance movement Shutterstock; John Gomez Wall Street M&A powerhouse Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz is not known for making senior lateral hires. Last April, however, it made an important exception, bringing on board as a consultant Leo Strine, the former Delaware chief justice and a leading proponent of governance reform.  “As a judge," he said, “I thought the importance of corporations in our society could not be measured by their stock price,...

Ex-Jones Day partner launches sustainability-focused boutique in Hong Kong 08 February 2021 Ben McQuhae & Co will choose work based on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals Ben McQuhae Former Jones Day partner Ben McQuhae has launched a boutique law firm in Hong Kong that will be focused entirely on sustainability and innovation. The eponymously named Ben McQuhae & Co says it aims to operate at the intersection of law, ESG and technology, providing advisory services to multinationals, small and medium-sized companies, investors, startups and entrepreneurs. The focus will be on transaction...