Environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are transforming what it means to be a good corporate citizen—and creating a new world of risks. For corporate boards of public companies, meeting profitability targets is no longer enough. An ever-expanding group of stakeholders are demanding a variety of non-financial ESG considerations, and a failure to adequately address these goals can have legal, financial and reputational repercussions.

Our white paper can give you a deeper understanding of:

• Trends and hot topics driving the ESG landscape
• Perils that may increase the frequency or severity of existing D&O claim exposures (e.g., securities class actions, shareholder derivative actions and regulatory matters)
• The growing impact of event-driven and disclosure-related litigation in D&O lawsuits
• Risks related to an organization’s environmental impact and related management liability exposures
• Social governance and the growing mandate of diversity, equity and inclusion
• The evolving role of governance against the ESG landscape
• Steps directors and officers can take to positively respond to this changing societal mindset