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Freshfields advises on the full range of ESG disclosure requirements in global markets, ranging from gender diversity, modern slavery and human rights to climate change and nature protection.

ESG reporting and disclosure is transforming industries, as organisations and investors alike strive towards transparency and alignment. The rise in ESG investment and associated greenwashing allegations has driven regulators globally to step up their efforts, addressing demands for more complete, comparable and verifiable sustainability-related financial information. From board level to investors, stakeholders and shareholders, proper integration of ESG into all business operations is essential from a compliance and evaluation perspective.

New requirements will better enable investors to further the transition to net-zero and provide access to sustainable financial products for organisations, which will be able to operate without exposing themselves to greenwashing risk. The myriad introduction of regulations across sectors, however, inevitably means significant change for organisations in traditional reporting, as treating ESG as a separate category becomes outdated. Regimes introduced across D&I, climate change and sustainability will require companies to take action and seek assiduous legal guidance as they look to source the relevant data on their own operations, their suppliers and from other business relationships.

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An international pharmaceutical companyAdvising an international pharmaceutical company on EU wide sustainability reporting requirements (eg under the CSRD or EU Taxonomy) and similar requirements in the UK.

Our advice focused on determining to what extent sustainability reporting requirements apply to non-EU based companies, whether reporting requirements are aligned with each other and how an international group of companies may meet reporting obligations on a consolidated level. This advice became part of a boardroom presentation in which the client determined its general approach to sustainability reporting going forward.

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Vanessa JakovichPartner
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Elizabeth K. BieberPartner
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Teresa KoPartner
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Douglas BrydenPartner
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Sam HoushowerCounsel
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Jan 16 2025
Comparison of new California “Climate Accountability Package” disclosures against ISSB Standard, SEC Proposed Rules on Climate Disclosures and EU CSRD/ESRS requirements
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Oct 13 2022
Great (stakeholder) expectations: Episode 2 - Unpacking the status of climate disclosures

In this episode of our Great (stakeholder) expectations series, Freshfields’ Elizabeth Bieber and Pamela Marcogliese and FTI Consulting’s Patrick Tucker and Garrett Muzikowski unpack the status of climate disclosure, predictions for upcoming SEC rulemaking, and how to prepare for potentially significant changes on the horizon. 

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A comparison of global sustainability disclosure standards: ISSB, ESRS and draft SE
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