The ESG and DEI Discussion - from Brussels to Washington

In this podcast, Harry Hecht, Philippa O’Malley and Moira Thompson Oliver sit down with Michael Arnold, Partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, to revisit how ESG has been increasingly caught up in the electoral cycle on both sides of the Atlantic, with a particular focus on the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) discussion. 

They talk about:

• The changes the ‘Omnibus’ simplification package and ‘Competitiveness Compass’ will bring in the EU, and how to respond
• Environmental developments in the US including withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, roll back of SEC climate rules, and state-level reporting developments
• The sharper recent focus on DEI in the US, contrasted with what is happening in the UK including mandatory equality action plans and ethnicity and disability reporting
• How boards can navigate the legal, reputational and remuneration-related tensions between different US, UK and EU approaches, both internally and externally
• The uncertainty that is to come, including attempts to balance growth and sustainability and litigation over Trump’s executive orders

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