ESG Watch

Our board training focuses on where legal insight drives value: anticipating regulatory change, strengthening governance and decision-making, aligning strategy and disclosures, and reducing enforcement and litigation exposure.

In this briefing, we lay out the case for looking beyond current political turbulence and recognising the inevitability of sustainable transition. When boards do, the choice becomes clear: develop the capacity to lead and benefit from transition, or risk succumbing to the costly fallout of an unravelling world.

Critical ecosystems are all on a pathway to collapse, says a Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA national security assessment. From crop failures and intensified natural disasters to economic instability and interstate competition for resources, resulting impacts will affect the value chain of virtually any business.

In the UK, greenwashing no longer just risks regulatory sanction. Companies and their representatives could face criminal prosecution and unlimited fines, if they can't demonstrate adequate procedures to prevent misleading claims.

Our research emphasises the critical role of governance in accelerating sustainable transition. Where sustainability is fully embedded in decision-making, organisations are 4.5x more likely to report major progress.