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To better understand how senior general counsel are shaping their organizations' ESG strategy, Corporate Counsel surveyed legal leaders globally to gauge how involved these attorneys are in developing ESG plans as well as ensuring compliance with these standards.
ESG
Strategy
ESG
Overview
ESG
Initiatives
ESG Resources by MoFo
Driving ESG Strategy
General counsel are extremely involved in developing their organization's ESG strategy. When it comes to compliance, it's less so.
strategy
Compliance
54%
18%
21%
14%
9%
1%
42%
33%
5%
1%
(On a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is extremely involved and 1 is not involved at all, how involved is your legal departments in ESG strategy and compliance?)
5
4
3
2
1
Fewer GCs Lead ESG Initatives
Do you personally lead a material portion of ESG initiatives in your organization?
Vast Majority of Legal Departments Lead ESG Initiatives
Does your legal department lead a material portion of ESG initiatives in your organization?
90%
Yes
10%
No
54%
No
47%
Yes
Legal Departments and GCs Lead ESG Strategy
Which business unit or position is responsible for leading the organization’s ESG strategy?
Majority of Legal Departments Lead ESG Compliance
Which business unit or position leads ESG compliance?
Legal Department
Other
CEO/CFO/Other C-Suite Executive
Corporate Communications/PR
General Counsel or Equivalent
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
54%
23%
4%
10%
9%
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Legal Department
54%
General Counsel or Equivilant
9%
Corporate Communications/PR
4%
CEO/CFO/Other C-Suite Executive
5%
Other
6%
Chief Compliance Office or Equivilant
22%
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Morrison Foerster ESG Resources
Introduction to ESG:
Why it’s Essential for Every Company
ESG Developments:
A Spotlight on Disclosure
Women in the Workplace
Supporting ESG Strategy Through Ethics & Compliance
Staking a Climate Claim: Net Zero and Carbon Neutral Pledges
Litigation Risk Related to ESG Disclosure Requirements
Questions/Additional Information
Questions/Additional Information
Inaugural Benchmarking Survey
Introduction to ESG:
Why it’s Essential for Every Company
Morrison Foerster’s Suz Mac Cormac, chair of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Social Enterprise + Impact Investing, and Energy practices, provides an ESG overview and explains why in-house counsel should be concerned about key components.
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ESG Developments:
A Spotlight on Disclosure
Morrison Foerster’s David Lynn, co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Finance|Capital Markets practice and Alfredo Silva, co-chair of the Social Enterprise and Impact Investing practice, discuss ESG developments, including voluntary disclosure developments and the SEC’s recently proposed disclosure requirements.
Listen to the Podcast
Women in the Workplace
Morrison Foerster’s Carrie Cohen, co-chair of the Women’s Strategy Committee, hosts a podcast with guest speaker Joanna Si, engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, to discuss findings of McKinsey’s seventh annual Women in the Workplace 2021 report.
Listen to the Podcast
Supporting ESG Strategy Through Ethics & Compliance
Morrison Foerster’s Stacey Sprenkel, Global Chair of the firm’s Global Ethics + Compliance practice, discusses how ethics and compliance skillsets can support ESG strategy in multinational corporations.
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Staking a Climate Claim: Net Zero and Carbon Neutral Pledges
Morrison Foerster’s Bill Tarantino discusses how companies now, more than ever, face increased pressure to meet heightened standards when it comes to claiming, measuring, and reporting their carbon footprints.
Read the Article
Litigation Risk Related to ESG Disclosure Requirements
Morrison Foerster’s Christin Hill discusses the litigation risk related to current ESG disclosure requirements and explains what companies can do to decrease
their risk.
Watch the Video