CMS ESG ligitation webinar series - Global trends in climate litigation

ESG litigation bundles new risks and pre-existing risks. Climate change pressures and the need for companies to become more sustainable are particularly in the spotlight. International and national regulations are increasingly being drawn up in areas such as carbon footprint (emission reduction), market/product communication and financial reporting by companies. Partly as a result hereof, companies are increasingly being legally challenged from various angles on their responsibility with regard to sustainability.

Our first webinar in the series will cover a general overview of global trends in climate litigation. We will discuss the following:

• Global trends
• New areas of climate change litigation, including biodiversity, ocean protection and extreme weather events, as well as:
   - Types of claims: corporate command action, damages claim, Directors & Officers;
   - The dynamics of international collective action;
   - Shareholder actions/activism;
   - Greenwashing (in financial reporting and towards public investing);
   - Business disruption due to climate change events; and
   - Future trends.