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Eversheds Sutherland 2026 Legal Forum: The ‘real-time rewrite’ of ESG

Diane Gilhooley, Global Co-Head of Sustainability and ESG, Eversheds Sutherland.
Diane Gilhooley, global co-head of sustainability and ESG, Eversheds Sutherland. Photo: Jean Hurley/GRIP

The center of gravity for climate leadership is shifting, with China making landmark pledges and significant progress emerging from Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe.

​The era of “global goals” is over, and the era of operational enforcement has arrived. That was the sobering yet pragmatic message delivered by Diane Gilhooley, global co-head of sustainability and ESG, to a packed room of compliance and legal professionals at the Eversheds Sutherland Sustainability & ESG Legal Forum