Our interactive heat map provides an overview of the increasingly global nature of ESG-related claims brought before the English courts, and the resulting key implications for the corporate landscape.
Much of the ESG-related litigation in England has related to harm allegedly suffered overseas, often within the corporate groups or value chains of English-domiciled businesses.
These claims are emerging across many jurisdictions and relate to a variety of ESG issues including greenwashing, climate change, business and human rights claims and environmental contamination.
Hover over the map to learn more about significant ESG claims before the English courts, and the resulting implications for the corporate landscape in the UK.
We offer preventative counselling to companies who want to understand the ESG risk landscape better, so that they can choose an ESG strategy that is right for their business, plan ahead in this fast-moving area, and consciously balance opportunities and potential exposures in a way that minimises unnecessary or intolerable legal or reputational risk.
Read on for an outline of the key ESG-related risk factors businesses should be aware of over the next year and beyond.
Our Dispute Resolution lawyers have significant experience in handling complex, cross-border and high-profile ESG-related claims and risk events, including some of the most novel examples seen in the market. Our approach is to focus not only on the courtroom battle but also on the wider commercial, reputational and business ethics implications of the litigation, in the immediate and longer-term. We also have market-leading expertise in advising on the implementation of comprehensive and robust crisis response frameworks.
